The Faith Christian Academy Falcons had already won two in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain View Christian Academy and snuck past 36-34. That's another feather in the cap for Faith Christian Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Mountain View Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Eryn Demko and Jocelyn Mengel. Demko scored 13 points along with three steals, while Mengel scored seven points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those five rebounds set a new season-high mark for her.
Faith Christian Academy's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-0. As for Mountain View Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Faith Christian Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Grace Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Mountain View Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Evergreen Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 8, 2024.
