After four games on the road, Faith Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Faith Christian came up short against the Raiders and fell 23-13. Faith Christian has not had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to the Saints by a score of 41-31.
Despite the loss, Andrew Jackson Academy saw an underclassman step up: McKinley Beard scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Beard is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.
Faith Christian dropped their record down to 1-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Faith Christian was dealt a bruising 46-10 loss at the hands of the Warriors in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beard, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Faith Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
