The FBCHA Eagles will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Northland Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, FBCHA finally turned things around against Texas Christian on Thursday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 60-51.
Meanwhile, Northland Christian put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Village Tech 49-47. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northland Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Pallanez, who went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kameron McKnight, who had 13 points in addition to five rebounds.
Northland Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for FBCHA, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
FBCHA took their win against Northland Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 66-43. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Northland Christian's Andon Newton, who went 8 for 12 en route to 19 points plus six steals and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will FBCHA still be able to contain Newton? There's only one way to find out.
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