On Monday, the Faith Christian Saints were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Spring Baptist Academy Royals. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mason Burns, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Galvan, who posted 13 points.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Baptist Academy only posted four assists.
Spring Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tommy Wright led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 16 boards. Jaxton Doelitsch was another key player, putting up 14 points and eight rebounds.
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Spring Baptist Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Still Creek Christian the next time they take the court. Spring Baptist Academy will head out to face Still Creek Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Faith Christian will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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