The First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. They fell to Pinewood Christian 72-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
First Preparatory Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Brown, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Brown scored 15 or more points. Jaiden Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, First Preparatory Christian Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
First Preparatory Christian Academy bumped their record down to 3-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pinewood Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
First Preparatory Christian Academy will be playing at home against Central Fellowship Christian Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pinewood Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Citizens Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th.
