The Parkview Christian Academy Falcons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They fell 46-34 to Faith Christian. Parkview Christian Academy has not had much luck with Faith Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Parkview Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Taejon Harris, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of James Jefferson, who scored four points along with eight rebounds.
Faith Christian was led to victory by Caleb Rydzinski and Isaiah Schuler. Rydzinski scored 11 points along with eight steals and six rebounds, while Schuler dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Schuler has scored at least a third of Faith Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Kibble, who scored five points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Parkview Christian Academy has been struggling recently, as they've lost ten of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Faith Christian, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Parkview Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Parkview Christian Academy has been banged up by 16 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season. As for Faith Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Christian Life at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. One thing working in Christian Life's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests.
