Faith Academy lost against St. Andrew back in December of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Faith Academy Flames lost to the St. Andrew's Highlanders on the road by a 67-53 margin. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Highlanders are ranked 166th).
Leading St. Andrew's to victory were Jayden Buchunam and Aydan Key. Buchunam dropped a double-double on 18 points and 19 rebounds, while Key went 10 for 18 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and three steals. What's more, Key also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Brandon Barker was another key player, posting 15 points plus two steals.
Faith Academy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for St. Andrew's, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Faith Academy will take on Connally in a tournament on Thursday. One thing working in Connally's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for St. Andrew's, they will welcome East Central at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully St. Andrew's likes a good challenge.
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