Faith Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 74-31 loss at the hands of the Forest Lake Christian Falcons. The Lions lost against the Falcons in their previous head to head back in December of 2014, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 53-50 score last time.
Forest Lake Christian found their leader in sophomore Brendan Hooper, who almost dropped a triple-double on 34 points, nine assists, and nine steals. Hooper's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Caleb Fenton was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds.
Forest Lake Christian's win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stockton Christian at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Forest Lake Christian, they and Rio Vista will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Forest Lake Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 218 points over their last three matches.
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