Faith Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 64-46 to the Western Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Panthers are ranked 118th).
| 12/28/24 vs Western | 4 |
| 11/25/24 vs Cascade | 3 |
| 12/29/23 vs University | 2 |
| 12/05/23 @ Sheridan | 2 |
| 02/27/24 vs Clinton Central | 1 |
Faith Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Barrett, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Barrett a new career-high in boards (four). Luke Miller was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Western's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eli Mast led the charge by going 6 of 12 on his way to 19 points and six steals. Mast continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Biggs, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 17 points.
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Faith Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 70-40 loss against University on the 28th. As for Western, they will head out to face off against West Lafayette at 4:45 p.m. on January 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
