The Faith Academy Flames entered their tilt with the Live Oak Classical Falcons with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Faith Academy secured a 61-56 W over Live Oak Classical on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the defeat, Live Oak Classical saw an underclassman step up: Jayden Ogden scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Ogden is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Thompson, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Faith Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Live Oak Classical, their loss dropped their record down to 23-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Academy will square off against Holy Trinity Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Holy Trinity Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1653rd, while Faith Academy is ranked 434th). As for Live Oak Classical, they will head out on the road to square off against Brazos Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Brazos Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Live Oak Classical likes a good challenge.
