Even though the Life Christian Academy Lions scored an imposing 63 points on Friday, the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen still came out on top. Franklin Road Christian took their matchup against Life Christian Academy 74-63. The win was all the more spectacular given Franklin Road Christian's disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 270th in Tennessee, while Life Christian Academy is ranked 40th in Alabama).
Noah Pence continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 30 points along with 9 rebounds and 8 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Franklin Road Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierre DeShields, who scored 12 points along with 7 steals and 6 rebounds.
Franklin Road Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Life Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1.
Franklin Road Christian is on the road again on Saturday and play against Lancaster Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on December 2nd. As for Life Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Marshall Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Marshall Christian Academy will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
