There's no place like home for Friendship Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with a 55-46 victory over the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders on Tuesday.

Josh Woodard
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Friendship Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Woodard, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Woodard a new career-high in assists (eight). Another player making a difference was Patrick Keller, who went 7-for-9 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Pungo Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Marshall Ricks almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine boards. That was a full 58.7% of Pungo Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Rylan Bowie also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Friendship Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points over those games. As for Pungo Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-16.
Coming up, Friendship Christian will head out to take on Southeastern Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southeastern Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season. Pungo Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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