If Faith Christian was feeling good fresh off their 71-30 takedown of South Newton last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Faith Christian Eagles lost 69-43 to the Tri-County Cavaliers on Thursday. 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 263rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 88th).
When it comes to explaining why Faith Christian lost, don't look at Mattea Maggio. Despite the final result, she posted 23 points. Johanna Haste was another key player, putting up six points.
Leading Tri-County to victory were Hannah Arvin and Sara Zarse. Arvin dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Zarse went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points along with eight boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Arvin a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Luck, who earned six points.
Faith Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Tri-County, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Faith Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Tri-County has already played their next match (against North Newton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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