Community Christian suffered their closest loss since December 14, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Faith Christian Academy Conquerors by a score of 76-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (62), the Cyclones still had to take the loss.
Community Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Evan Gattis, who went 11 for 21 en route to 29 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Jared Kovach, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
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Even though they lost, Community Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive matches.
Faith Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Jaxon Howard, who went 6 for 13 en route to 28 points along with eight boards and seven assists. That's the most rebounds Howard has posted since back in November of 2023. Ben Reese was another key player, putting up 18 points and five boards.
Community Christian's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Faith Christian Academy, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Community Christian will challenge Gramercy Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Faith Christian Academy, they will take on Trinity Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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