Forest Lake Christian hasn't had much luck against Foresthill recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. Forest Lake Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
Forest Lake Christian is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-54 heartbreaker at the hands of John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin.
Despite the loss, Forest Lake Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brendan Hooper went 7 for 16 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. That was a full 48.1% of Forest Lake Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Fenton, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Foresthill came up short against Mariposa County on Friday and fell 49-36. The Wildfires have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Forest Lake Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Foresthill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Forest Lake Christian suffered a grim 74-49 defeat to Foresthill when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Forest Lake Christian was down 41-20.
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