Foundation Christian Academy suffered their biggest defeat since January 7th on Thursday. They were beaten by the Zephyrhills Christian Academy Warriors 82-47. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Warriors are ranked 143rd).
Foundation Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Calvin Griffin, who posted 22 points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Hagan, who put up ten points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Xavier Perez led the charge by putting up 12 points along with six assists and six steals. The dominant performance gave Perez a new career-high in assists. Sansao Wika was another key player, going 8 for 12 on his way to 16 points.
Foundation Christian Academy dropped their record down to 9-12 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Zephyrhills Christian Academy, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers take on the Academy at the Lakes Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Foundation Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. Zephyrhills Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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