The John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Faith Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Westlake Charter on Friday. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills fell to Westlake Charter 28-24. Having soared to a lofty 68 points in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.
01/24/25 vs Westlake Charter | 6 |
01/23/25 vs Sacramento Country Day | 10 |
01/21/25 vs Sacramento Adventist | 5 |
01/17/25 vs Buckingham Charter | 8 |
01/16/25 vs Valley Christian | 3 |
Despite the defeat, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Acacia Loftis posted three points and six steals. Loftis has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Taguinod, who earned five points.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian entered their tilt with Sacramento Country Day on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cavaliers 55-13. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 37 point advantage.
Faith Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills might still be hurting after the 63-42 loss they got from Faith Christian in their previous matchup on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faith Christian's Lauren Harris, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 14 rebounds. Now that John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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