After flying high against Covenant Christian Academy last Monday, Evergreen Christian came back down to earth. The Evergreen Christian Eagles took a 74-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairfax Christian Cardinals on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/28/25 vs Fairfax Christian | 22 |
| 12/08/24 vs Hargrave Military Academy | 20 |
| 01/21/25 vs Highland | 19 |
| 12/13/24 vs Shining Star Sports Academy | 18 |
| 12/19/24 vs Bethel Academy | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Evergreen Christian lost, don't look at Jafet Valencia. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Valencia a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Cole Forbrich, who posted eight points.
Leading Fairfax Christian to victory were Messiah Dixon and Frank Siaca Bey. Dixon went 8 for 11 on his way to 19 points along with six assists and five boards, while Siaca Bey went 6 of 9 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. Siaca Bey has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Fitch, who scored nine points.
Evergreen Christian's loss dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Fairfax Christian, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10.
Evergreen Christian has already played their next contest, a 58-44 defeat against Clinton Grace Christian on the 30th. As for Fairfax Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 84-45 win against Rosedale Christian Academy on the 30th.
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