Faith Christian is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Westover Christian Academy a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Faith Christian Warriors will welcome the Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long.
Last Monday, Faith Christian ended up a good deal behind James River and lost 45-29. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Faith Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Beau Bravo, who posted six points, and John Whitmore, who earned seven points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westover Christian Academy). They blew past Faith Christian Academy 59-16 on Tuesday. The team accrued 50 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
Faith Christian better keep an eye on Braden Hundley. He was instrumental in Westover Christian Academy's win, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Those 13 points gave Hundley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caleb Hill, who had eight points and four steals.
Westover Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Faith Christian has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Westover Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Faith Christian came up short against Westover Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November, falling 49-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 24 points. Now that Faith Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
