James River won the last time they faced Faith Christian and things went their way on Friday too. The James River Knights rang in the new year with a 32-24 win over the Faith Christian Warriors.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Matthew Burton, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 50% of Faith Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Childress, who put up four points.
The victory got James River back to even at 6-6. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. James River will take on Floyd County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Faith Christian, they will square off against King's Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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