Grapevine Faith Christian was the 45-43 winner over Coram Deo Academy when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Grapevine Faith Christian Lions fell 42-33 to the Coram Deo Academy Lions on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Grapevine Faith Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while Coram Deo Academy is ranked 210th).
Grapevine Faith Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tatum Neal, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Bair, who posted ten points.
Coram Deo Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Selah Johnson out in front who posted six points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Juergens, who posted nine points.
Grapevine Faith Christian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Coram Deo Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Grapevine Faith Christian will venture away from home to square off against Grace Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant forwards against one another: Zaria Howard and Bair. As for Coram Deo Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-23 victory against Yavneh Academy on the 5th.
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