Faith Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the Halifax Academy Vikings. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (56), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Faith Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being NOAH MAYO, who posted 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of MATT PRIDGEN, who earned 14 points.
Halifax Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Thad Harris led the charge by putting up 17 points in addition to eight assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Harris a new career-high in points. Oliver Anderson was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Halifax Academy, they moved to 5-11 with that win, which also ended their eight-game losing streak.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Kerr-Vance Academy the next time they take the court. Faith Christian will head out to face Kerr-Vance Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Halifax Academy will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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