Basketball Recap: Jaxx Almand's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Christian Home Educators Fellowship over Amite County

On Thursday, the Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-50 to the Amite County Trojans. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Patriots came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 135th in Louisiana, while the Trojans are ranked 281st in Mississippi).

Christian Home Educators Fellowship's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxx Almand, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points along with eight boards and three steals. Those three steals gave Almand a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Davis, who posted 14 points in addition to six assists and six boards.

Christian Home Educators Fellowship dropped their record down to 9-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Amite County, they moved to 4-11 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Christian Home Educators Fellowship didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-61 loss against Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool on the 3rd. Amite County has also already played their next contest, a 52-48 win against Wilkinson County on the 3rd.