The Calvary Christian Academy Lions will challenge the Faith Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.
Calvary Christian Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering International Community just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets. The contest was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ledaruen Wiggins, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Wigley, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Faith Christian faced off against Palatka on Saturday. Faith Christian wrapped up 2024 with a 70-51 win over Palatka. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Panthers are ranked 611th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Faith Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Calvary Christian Academy lost to Faith Christian at home by a decisive 65-49 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2015. Can Calvary Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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