Fountain Central is 8-1 against Faith Christian since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fountain Central Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Faith Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fountain Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clinton Prairie. That's two games in a row now that Fountain Central has lost by exactly 12 points.
Despite the loss, Fountain Central had strong showings from Isaac Gayler, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds, and Eli Foxworthy, who scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Foxworthy has scored all season. Owen Acton was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They breezed by Frontier at home to the tune of 90-45. That 45 points margin sets a new team best for Faith Christian this season.
Fountain Central's loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-7. As for Faith Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Everything went Fountain Central's way against Faith Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as Fountain Central made off with a 62-36 win. With Fountain Central ahead 40-11 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
