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It was a Battle of the Birds when Evergreen Christian took on Fairfax HomeSchool on Thursday. The Evergreen Christian Eagles breezed past the Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks to the tune of 68-35. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Hawks are ranked 156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Evergreen Christian to victory were Sean Burke and Jafet Valencia. Burke went 6-for-8 to rack up 16 points, while Valencia posted seven points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Valencia a new career-high. Ethan Evans was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.
Evergreen Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They are 21-10 when they've passed the ball that well.
Evergreen Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 24-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Fairfax HomeSchool and nudges their season record down to 20-8.
Evergreen Christian has already played their next game, a 51-44 loss against Fairfax Christian on the 21st. As for Fairfax HomeSchool, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-53 win against Christ Chapel Academy on the 21st.
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