The Bloomfield Christian School Defenders's and Faith Christian's contest on Thursday was close at halftime, but the Bloomfield Christian School Defenders turned on the heat in the second half with 39 points. Bloomfield Christian School blew past Faith Christian 59-37. Given Bloomfield Christian School's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Faith Christian is ranked 537th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bloomfield Christian School's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joshua Backos led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Backos has scored at least a third of Bloomfield Christian School's points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Ignatowski, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Faith Christian still got an impressive performance from Micah Kaynor, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Thompson, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Bloomfield Christian School's win bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Faith Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Bloomfield Christian School won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Bridgeport Baptist Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. Bloomfield Christian School is facing Bridgeport Baptist Academy at the right time seeing as Bridgeport Baptist Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Faith Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lakecrest Baptist at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Lakecrest Baptist is coming into the matchup with six straight wins on the road, so Faith Christian is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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