The Fayette Academy Vikings will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Sacred Heart of Jesus Knights at 6:00 p.m. Fayette Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Fayette Academy suffered their biggest loss yet this season two weeks ago. They were outmatched by University School of Jackson on the road and fell 68-32. While losing is never fun, Fayette Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while University School of Jackson is ranked 92nd).
Despite the loss, Fayette Academy had strong showings from Harris Armour, who scored 12 points, and Miles Dawkins, who scored seven points.
Fayette Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Sacred Heart of Jesus ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 71-70 photo finish over Trinity Christian Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Fayette Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Sacred Heart of Jesus, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Fayette Academy suffered a grim 85-60 defeat to Sacred Heart of Jesus in their previous matchup on January 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sacred Heart of Jesus' Andre Bell, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Now that Fayette Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
