Basketball Recap: Ava Glaze and Lillia Joseph Secure Win for Faith Christian

A well-balanced attack led Faith Christian over Roanoke Valley Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Everything went the Faith Christian Warriors' way against the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES as the Faith Christian Warriors made off with a 51-25 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-10.

Faith Christian was led to victory by Lillia Joseph and Ava Glaze. Joseph dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, while Glaze posted 14 points along with five assists and five steals. Those 14 points gave Glaze a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Stella Guelich, who put up 11 points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Faith Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Despite the defeat, Roanoke Valley Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Maggie Apjok had six points in addition to 12 boards and five blocks. Eva Boyd was another key player, putting up nine points.

Faith Christian pushed their record up to 7-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points per game. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.

Faith Christian has already played their next contest, a 50-30 loss against Dayspring Christian Academy on the 30th. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 36-29 defeat against Temple Christian on the 28th.