Faith Training Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Word of God Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Faith Training Christian Academy will head out to square off against the Word of God Academy Force at 7:00 p.m.
Faith Training Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bishop Noland Episcopal Day back in December of 2024 (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Faith Training Christian Academy lost 55-35 to Bishop Noland Episcopal Day. While losing is never fun, Faith Training Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Bishop Noland Episcopal Day is ranked 129th).
Despite the defeat, Faith Training Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zach Taylor posted nine points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Nolde, who had five points.
Meanwhile, Word of God Academy's game on Monday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They managed a 56-50 win over Prairie View Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Force.
Word of God Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Faith Training Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Things could have been worse for Faith Training Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-36 loss to Word of God Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Word of God Academy's Taj Bell, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards. Now that Faith Training Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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