The Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Covenant Christian Academy 66-41. Given Fairfax HomeSchool's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Covenant Christian Academy is ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Covenant Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ryan Candland. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Candland pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Marvin, who scored six points along with five steals.
Fairfax HomeSchool is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Fairfax HomeSchool will head out on the road to take on Ad Fontes Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Ad Fontes Academy and Fairfax HomeSchool are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Dominion Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Christian Academy is on a five-game streak of home losses, Dominion Christian a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
