Basketball Recap: First Preparatory Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Memorial Day

First Preparatory Christian Academy entered their tilt with Memorial Day on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 85-50 victory over the Memorial Day Matadors. That's more bragging rights for the Highlanders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

First Preparatory Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaiden Thomas led the charge by going 9 of 21 on his way to 27 points and four steals. The match was Thomas' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Betton, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and four steals.

First Preparatory Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Memorial Day, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

First Preparatory Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Memorial Day: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.