The Faith Christian Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Calvary Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Calvary Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Faith Christian faced off against Palatka on Saturday. Faith Christian wrapped up 2024 with a 70-51 win over Palatka. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Panthers are ranked 611th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Calvary Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of International Community. The match was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
Faith Christian will need focus on slowing down Ledaruen Wiggins, one of several Calvary Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Wigley, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Faith Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Faith Christian strolled past Calvary Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2015 by a score of 65-49. Will Faith Christian repeat their success, or does Calvary Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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