The Knoxville A Ambassadors pushed their score all the way to 68 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 79-68 to Franklin Road Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Friday (56), Knoxville A still had to take the loss.
Noah Pence continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Franklin Road Christian, scoring 40 points along with five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Pence has scored at least 25% of Franklin Road Christian's points. Ben Walker was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Knoxville A has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Franklin Road Christian, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-6.
Knoxville A will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Berean Christian at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, 2024. Franklin Road Christian will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Christian Community at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, 2024.
