The Faith Christian Eagles and the Crown Point Bulldogs will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Faith Christian saw some tournament action on Friday. They were beaten by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 62-25. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Crown Point came up short against Columbia City on Friday and fell 63-52. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Eagles are ranked 13th).
Despite the defeat, Crown Point saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ava Richie went 9 of 20 on her way to 21 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Richie has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Ava Punak was another key player, putting up ten points along with seven boards and seven steals.
Faith Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Crown Point, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Faith Christian took a serious blow against Crown Point in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 63-34. Can Faith Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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