Faith Baptist lost to The Palmdale Aerospace Academy back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Faith Baptist Contenders walked away with a 70-62 win over The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Griffins. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Contenders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 491st, while the Griffins are ranked 124th).
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sir-Gavin Epps, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 11 points and eight rebounds. Epps has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Sean Smith was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds.
The win got Faith Baptist back to even at 3-3. As for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-2.
Faith Baptist will host Castaic at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Vasquez at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Vasquez knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully The Palmdale Aerospace Academy likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
