Faith Academy lost against Pine Forest back in January of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Faith Academy Rams fell just short of the Pine Forest Eagles by a score of 49-47. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 156th in Alabama, while the Eagles are ranked 331st in Florida).
Pine Forest was led to victory by Marlin Williams and J'Kosi Black. Williams dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Black went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Parker, who posted eight points.
Faith Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Pine Forest, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Faith Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on LeFlore at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. As for Pine Forest, they will challenge Escambia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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