The Faith Christian Eagles will face off against the North Vermillion Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
With a playoff game on the line, Faith Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 82-52 victory on the road. Faith Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.
Isaac Neyhart and Connor Todhunter-dawson were among the main playmakers for Faith Christian as the former scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and the latter almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Neyhart has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Peter, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 53-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seeger. North Vermillion has not had much luck with Seeger recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
North Vermillion's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Matthew Dawson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds, and Landon Wesch who scored eight points along with two steals. Dawson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times he's played.
Faith Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for North Vermillion, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Faith Christian have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like North Vermillion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Faith Christian came up short against North Vermillion when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 57-49. Can Faith Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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