North County Christian were the 67-36 winner over the Faith Christian Academy Knights when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. North County Christian took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Christian Academy on Saturday. While losing is never fun, North County Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while Faith Christian Academy is ranked 104th).
Despite the loss, North County Christian still got an impressive performance from Kendrick Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Robinson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lynus Mitchell, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Faith Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Max McMillen, who scored 15 points along with two steals. McMillen hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Akins, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for North County Christian and nudges their season record down to 15-16. As for Faith Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
North County Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Christ Prep Academy at 8:00 p.m. Christ Prep Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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