The Fairfax Christian Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Rosedale Christian Academy Rosedale Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Fairfax Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Fairfax Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Covenant Christian Academy to the tune of 107-37 on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rosedale Christian Academy played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 84-45 defeat at the hands of Fairfax Christian. The Rosedale Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 58-25.
Fairfax Christian will have to contain Jai'Saun Williams as he made an impact in Rosedale Christian Academy's last game. He went 6 for 14 on his way to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Francisco-Hayes, who posted eight points and five boards.
Rosedale Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for Fairfax Christian, they pushed their record up to 15-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Fairfax Christian against Rosedale Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Thursday, as the squad secured an 84-45 win. In that contest, Fairfax Christian amassed a halftime lead of 58-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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