It was a Battle of the Birds when Faith Christian duked it out withEast Moline Christian on Monday. The Faith Christian Falcons simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the East Moline Christian Eagles 58-28. 58 seems to be a good number for the Falcons as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Faith Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Schuler, who went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points plus seven assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Schuler a new career-high in assists. Carson Bivins was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 15 points plus three steals.
Faith Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Moline Christian only posted seven.
When it comes to explaining why East Moline Christian lost, don't look at Preston Baldwin. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus three steals. That was a full 57.1% of East Moline Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Bright Tsolegnanou, who had six points in addition to eight rebounds.
The victory (which was Faith Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for East Moline Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Coincidentally, Faith Christian and East Moline Christian will both be playing Pathway Christian the next time they take the court. Faith Christian will host Pathway Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while East Moline Christian will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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