After flying high against the Tri-State Christian Huskies on Friday, the Morning Star Academy Mustangs came back down to earth. Morning Star Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 34-33 to the Falcons. Morning Star Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Friday.
Morning Star Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Itzel Roque, who scored nine points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Violet Jewell, who scored four points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Morning Star Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Faith Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Morning Star Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Lions at 3:15 p.m. on February 3rd. Galesburg Christian is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Faith Christian, they will face off against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
