The Pleasant View Christian Warriors pushed their score all the way to 70 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 74-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin Road Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Saturday (57), Pleasant View Christian still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Noah Pence, who scored 29 points along with seven assists and six rebounds for Franklin Road Christian. That makes it six consecutive games in which Pence has scored at least 25% of Franklin Road Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Alcorn, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds.
Pleasant View Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Franklin Road Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pleasant View Christian will take on Hendersonville Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hendersonville Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 397th, while Pleasant View Christian is ranked 188th). As for Franklin Road Christian, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Franklin Christian Academy at 11:30 a.m. on January 13th. Franklin Christian Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 244 points over their last four matchups.
