Faith Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 75-46 defeat at the hands of the School of the Woods Wildcats on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Saints of the 72-23 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2024.
Despite the defeat, Faith Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jorge Estrada posted 12 points. Bryan Galvan was another key player, putting up six points.
School of the Woods got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rami Keyhani out in front who had 25 points along with eight boards and four steals. Those four steals gave Keyhani a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Pace Graff, who scored 21 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals.
The win keeps School of the Woods at an undefeated 4-0.
Faith Christian has already played their next game (against Humble Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for School of the Woods, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-19 victory against True North on the 11th.
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