Faith Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Christ Covenant Spartans by a score of 60-47. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 69-46 back in November of 2024.
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Leading Faith Christian Academy to victory were Jaxon Howard and Ibn Triplin. Howard went 7 for 15 on his way to 17 points, while Triplin went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points. The matchup was Howard's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kelly, who went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points and five boards.
Loss or not, Christ Covenant got some senior leadership from JD Dill and Jakob Ange. Dill dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds, while Ange posted 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Dill a new career-high in assists (eight). Karson Bagnal also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Faith Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Christ Covenant, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Faith Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-35 victory against Gramercy Christian on the 17th. As for Christ Covenant, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 82-38 loss against Community Christian on the 16th.
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