Epiphany was the 67-66 winner over Faith Christian when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Epiphany Falcons took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Faith Christian Patriots. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Epiphany still got an impressive performance from Thomas Lathan, who went 10 for 23 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Lathan's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cole Furniss, who had 11 points in addition to six rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Epiphany was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
ASHTON LASCALLETTE continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Faith Christian, going 8 for 13 en route to 21 points plus five assists and five rebounds. With that strong performance, LASCALLETTE is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of BLAYDE HINTON, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Epiphany's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Faith Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Epiphany Falcons challenge the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Epiphany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for Faith Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-34 win against Kerr-Vance Academy on the 22nd.
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