Basketball Recap: Faustina Academy Piles Up the Points Against Dallas Academy

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs Flint Academy	53
01/28/25 @ Flint Academy	42
11/21/24 @ Flint Academy	36
01/29/25 @ Dallas Academy	34
01/13/25 vs Flint Academy	27
12/10/24 vs Hill County	20

Faustina Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the Dallas Academy Bulldogs 74-40. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.

Faustina Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Marcos Mollo out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. Mollo is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. CJ Agu was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

Faustina Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Dallas Academy still got an impressive performance from Josh Maki, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of William Russell, who posted 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.

Faustina Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Dallas Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Faustina Academy has already played their next contest, a 78-21 victory against Hill County on the 30th. As for Dallas Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Flint Academy at 6:00 p.m. Dallas Academy is facing Flint Academy at the right time seeing as Flint Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.