The Foothills Community Christian Falcons will look to defend their home court on Friday against Petra Academy at 5:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Montana (Foothills Community Christian is ranked 98th, while Petra Academy is ranked 94th).
On Tuesday, Foothills Community Christian took a serious blow against Great Falls HomeSchool, falling 69-19. Foothills Community Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-14.
Despite the loss, Foothills Community Christian saw an underclassman step up: Addison Teini scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Petra Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Heritage Christian on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 30-26 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Petra Academy.
Maggie Hornung was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Petra Academy's points.
Foothills Community Christian bumped their record down to 3-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.0 points per game. As for Petra Academy, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Foothills Community Christian came up short against Petra Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 33-29. Will Foothills Community Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
