After a string of eight wins, the Frederick Christian Academy Defenders's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of HEARTS for Jesus Christ. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Frederick Christian Academy came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 169th in Maryland, while HEARTS for Jesus Christ is ranked 558th in Ohio).
Silas Nixon was his usual excellent self, scoring 14 points along with four steals for HEARTS for Jesus Christ. Nixon is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Tanner Sweene was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Frederick Christian Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Frederick Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they and Gilead Christian will face off at 4:30 p.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Gilead Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday.
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