There's no place like home for Faith Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 win over the Community Christian Lions on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Saints have posted since January 6, 2024.
Faith Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Avila, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Avila is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Ruben Triana also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Levi Samuel, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Samuel a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Ben Samuel, who posted 17 points along with six assists and three steals.
Faith Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Community Christian, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Faith Christian has already played their next game (against Still Creek Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Community Christian will look to defend their home court on Friday against True North at 6:00 p.m. Community Christian is facing True North at the right time seeing as True North is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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