The Rock Academy Warriors will square off against the Foothills Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rock Academy has struggled recently with 16 losses in a row, while Foothills Christian will arrive with four straight victories.
Rock Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Southwest SD on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rock Academy was outmatched by Southwest SD and fell 72-20. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1272nd, while the Raiders are ranked 393rd).
James Whitley was Rock Academy's leading scorer, having posted ten points. Whitley also led the team in rebounds with six.
Meanwhile, Foothills Christian won against Army-Navy on Friday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Foothills Christian strolled past El Capitan with points to spare, taking the game 52-36.
Rock Academy better keep an eye on Patrick Delahoussaye. He was instrumental in Foothills Christian's win, putting up 28 points. The game was Delahoussaye's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Luke Bowen was another key player, posting nine points.
Foothills Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points per game. As for Rock Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
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