Desert Christian is 2-8 against Faith Baptist since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Contenders at 5:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Desert Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Palmdale Academy Charter School: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Knights blew the Jaguars out of the water with a 51-14 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 29-point advantage.
Ava Armstrong and Makenzie Duffee were among the main playmakers for Desert Christian as the former almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine steals and the latter shot 46% from the field to rack up 16 points and six boards. Brielle Magcamit was another key player, putting up a point and eight rebounds.
Desert Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Faith Baptist). They claimed a resounding 40-9 victory over Canoga Park. The Contenders haven't had any issues with the Hunters recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
The victory got Desert Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Faith Baptist, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Desert Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Faith Baptist when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 42-37 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Contenders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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