Faith Christian hadn't done well against St. Thomas More Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Faith Christian Patriots secured a 36-31 W over the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors. This was payback for the Patriots, who suffered a 32-26 loss the last time these two teams met.
St. Thomas More Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being LIlian Marquardt, who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Winnie Dehring, who scored four points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals.
Faith Christian's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for St. Thomas More Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Faith Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-36 victory against Epiphany on the 21st. St. Thomas More Academy has also already played their next matchup, a 50-36 loss against Cary Academy on the 20th.
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