The Livingston Christian Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Bloomfield Christian School Defenders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Livingston Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 305th, while Bloomfield Christian School is ranked 127th).
Even though Livingston Christian has not done well against Washtenaw Christian Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Livingston Christian came out on top against Washtenaw Christian Academy by a score of 70-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield Christian School had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 34-23 victory over Oakdale Academy.
It was another big night for Joshua Backos, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Ruma, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Bloomfield Christian School's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Jordan Antone got a bit more time on the court (26 vs. his season average of 12.67). Antone made the most of the opportunity, scoring four points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Livingston Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season. Bloomfield Christian School's record is now 16-3.
Livingston Christian and Bloomfield Christian School were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup on Friday, but Livingston Christian came up empty-handed after a 51-50 loss. Can Livingston Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
