After losing to Roanoke Valley Christian the last time they met, Faith Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Faith Christian Warriors were the clear victor by a 48-28 margin over the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES on Saturday. The Warriors pushed the score to 38-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the EAGLES cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Faith Christian to victory were Savannah Green and Lillia Joseph. Green dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds, while Joseph posted 13 points and eight boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Green has scored at least a third of Faith Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Guelich, who scored six points and five boards.
Lily Boyd and Eva Boyd certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Lily had 12 points, while Eva put up 11 points. Eva is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Faith Christian's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-9. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Christian Heritage Academy the next time they take the court. Roanoke Valley Christian will head out to face Christian Heritage Academy at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, while Faith Christian will host them at 6:00 p.m. on January 21st.
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