The Faith Christian Academy Conquerors will head out to square off against the Community Christian Cyclones at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian Academy is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Faith Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to Thales Academy Flowers Plantation.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Josie Van Essendelft, who posted 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 42.5% of Faith Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Van Essendelft has put up more than a third of the team's points. Bella Finney was another key player, putting up eight points along with 17 boards and five steals.
Meanwhile, Community Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 57-52 to Trinity Christian. The loss continues a trend for the Cyclones in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Faith Christian Academy now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Community Christian, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Faith Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Community Christian when the teams last played back in February, losing 39-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Cyclones' Autumn Bradshaw, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 21 points and three steals. Now that the Conquerors know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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