After flying high against Morning Star Academy last Friday, Faith Christian came back down to earth. The Faith Christian Falcons fell just short of the Quad Cities Christian Eagles by a score of 70-67 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Faith Christian lost, don't look at Isaiah Schuler. Despite the final result, he went 13 of 27 to rack up 34 points along with six boards and three steals. Carson Bivins was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
It was another big night for Cobie Becker-Paradiso, who went 12 for 13 on his way to 32 points and eight rebounds for Quad Cities Christian. Those 32 points gave Becker-Paradiso a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alijah Zentic, who posted seven points along with seven boards and six assists.
Faith Christian's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 16-1 and their overall record down to 24-3. As for Quad Cities Christian, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Falcons take on the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Quad Cities Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-52 victory against Rivermont Collegiate on the 10th.
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