After flying high against Coastal Christian back in December of 2024, Fayetteville Christian came back down to earth. The Fayetteville Christian Warriors were dealt a 77-40 defeat at the hands of the Berean Baptist Academy Bulldogs on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 91st).
Despite the loss, Fayetteville Christian still got an impressive performance from Ethan Durgadin, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points. Joshua Kummer was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Berean Baptist Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Justin Caldwell, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. The contest was Caldwell's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Sanders, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists.
Fayetteville Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Berean Baptist Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
Fayetteville Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 88-43 loss against Freedom Christian Academy on the 14th. Berean Baptist Academy has also already played their next contest, a 75-27 win against Village Christian Academy on the 14th.
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