The Abilene Christian Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Fellowship Academy Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Abilene Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Two weeks ago, Abilene Christian came up short against Fellowship Academy and fell 56-44. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 916th, while the Mustangs are ranked 373rd).
Abilene Christian better focus on containing Libby Hamblin and Rhyia Ray as the pair were huge in Fellowship Academy's win. Hamblin dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, while Ray dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten assists. Hamblin has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Raelynn Brown, who posted four points and three steals.
Fellowship Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 24 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Abilene Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Fellowship Academy, their victory was their 13th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-2.
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