The Faith Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Lower Moreland Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Faith Christian Academy beat Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy 40-28.
Meanwhile, Lower Moreland hadn't done well against Upper Moreland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lower Moreland walked away with a 61-54 win over Upper Moreland. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Bears are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lower Moreland is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Faith Christian Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
Faith Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Lower Moreland when the teams last played back in December of 2019, winning 50-40. Does Faith Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lower Moreland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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