The Faith Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Shenandoah Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Faith Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Faith Christian turned things around against Rossville on Monday. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 52-45.
| 01/20/25 @ Rossville | 31 |
| 01/03/25 @ Benton Central | 25 |
| 12/19/24 @ North White | 23 |
| 01/11/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop | 22 |
| 12/14/24 vs North Newton | 21 |
Mattea Maggio was her usual excellent self, putting up 31 points. Those 31 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gracyn Musick, who posted 11 points in addition to three steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 47-46 to Franklin County.
Faith Christian will need focus on slowing down Gabbi Patrick, one of several Shenandoah players who made an impact when they last played. She earned 14 points and eight boards. Patrick has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Grace Lee was another key player, posting nine points and five steals.
Even though they lost, Shenandoah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Faith Christian's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Shenandoah, they dropped their record down to 12-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Faith Christian has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Shenandoah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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