If Families Instructing Students HomeSchool was riding high fresh off their 54-24 takedown of Champions Christian Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Families Instructing Students HomeSchool Hawks were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 71-70 to the Excel Christian Academy Blue Spartans. The Hawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 83-73.
Noah Howes
| 02/21/25 vs Excel Christian Academy Blue | 4 |
| 01/13/25 @ Land O' Lakes Christian | 3 |
| 02/06/25 vs Geneva Classical Academy | 2 |
| 01/10/25 @ Universal Academy | 2 |
| 01/09/25 vs Champions Christian Academy | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why Families Instructing Students HomeSchool lost, don't look at Noah Howes. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 25 points and 19 boards. The dominant performance also gave Howes a new career-high in assists (four). Kalvin Kuhnke was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Families Instructing Students HomeSchool was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 19 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
William Medina was his usual excellent self, posting 42 points for Excel Christian Academy Blue. Medina's big performance that evening made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Kevin Montalvo-Cruz, who posted 13 points.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Excel Christian Academy Blue, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool has already played their next contest, a 53-49 win against Forsyth Home Educators on the 4th. As for Excel Christian Academy Blue, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 74-50 loss against Florida College Academy on the 22nd.
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