The Faith Christian Eagles came up short against the Shenandoah Raiders on Saturday, falling 58-36.
01/25/25 @ Shenandoah | 18 |
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Faith Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mattea Maggio, who posted 18 points and three steals, and Johanna Haste, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. The contest was Maggio's third in a row with at least ten points.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Shenandoah got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kim Farmer out in front who went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Farmer a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Lilliana Lynch, who earned nine points and seven assists.
Faith Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Shenandoah, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Faith Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-43 win against West Central on the 27th. As for Shenandoah, they will host Wapahani at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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