Maranatha Christian hasn't had much luck against Francis Parker recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Maranatha Christian Eagles will face off against the Francis Parker Lancers at 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Maranatha Christian lost to La Jolla Country Day at home by a 63-46 margin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Torreys are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Francis Parker's strategy against Arcadia on Saturday. Everything went Francis Parker's way against Arcadia as Francis Parker made off with a 60-35 victory. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Francis Parker found their leader in sophomore Tavid Johnson, who went 11 for 18 on his way to 26 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. Amon Andrews was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 14 points.
Francis Parker has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Maranatha Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11.
Maranatha Christian took a serious blow against Francis Parker in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 89-47. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Maranatha Christian was down 46-22.
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