The Families Instructing Students HomeSchool Hawks were the 43-14 winner over the Classical Prep Lions when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Families Instructing Students HomeSchool opened the new year with a less-than-successful 46-33 loss to Classical Prep. Families Instructing Students HomeSchool has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Families Instructing Students HomeSchool lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Melody Lee. Despite the final result, she scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Lee continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Makayla Calzada, who scored four points along with three steals.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Classical Prep posted 13 assists.
Leading Classical Prep to victory were Mia Milanes and Kaelyn Malloy. Milanes scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Malloy scored 20 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Malloy has scored at least 25% of Classical Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Therese Bontuyan, who scored four points.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Classical Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ruskin Christian at 5:00 p.m. on January 5th. As for Classical Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Universal Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Universal Academy is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
