Gainesville Christian Community is 0-3 against the Lions since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gainesville Christian Community Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the First Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses dating back to last season for Gainesville Christian Community and three for the Lions.
Last Friday, Gainesville Christian Community was beaten by the Wolves 46-15. While losing is never fun, Gainesville Christian Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 674th, while the Wolves are ranked 321st).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-19, which was the final score in First Christian's tilt against the Wranglers on Thursday.
Despite the defeat, First Christian saw an underclassman step up: Adrianna Graham scored nine points along with three blocks.
Gainesville Christian Community dropped their record down to 0-8 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for First Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Gainesville Christian Community took a serious blow against the Lions when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 50-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of First Christian's Reagan Davis, who scored 36 points along with four steals and two blocks. Now that Gainesville Christian Community knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
