Humble Christian is 6-1 against Faith Christian since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Humble Christian Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Faith Christian Saints at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Humble Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lifegate Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Humble Christian came up short against Lifegate Christian, falling 51-26. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Faith Christian kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 36-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bay Area Christian. The Saints' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it seven in a row dating back to last season.
Faith Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexa Tomlison, who posted eight points in addition to 19 rebounds and four steals, and Ellieana Milford, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Humble Christian's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything came up roses for Humble Christian against Faith Christian in their previous matchup back in February, as the team secured a 50-19 win. In that contest, Humble Christian amassed a halftime lead of 36-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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