After both having extra time off, the Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints and the Foundation Christian Academy Falcons will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on December 29th. Hopefully Mount Juliet Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago, Mount Juliet Christian Academy suffered a tough 77-53 defeat at the hands of Ezell-Harding Christian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mount Juliet Christian Academy in their matchups with Ezell-Harding Christian: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the defeat, Mount Juliet Christian Academy got a solid performance out of Christian Frewin, who scored 16 points. The contest was Frewin's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Greeir Goddard-hammond, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Foundation Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Clarksville Christian last Friday, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Foundation Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy strolled past Foundation Christian Academy when the teams last played on December 1st by a score of 42-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Juliet Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
