Having just played yesterday, the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Thursday, things could have been worse for Foundation Christian Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-38 loss to Academy at the Lakes. Foundation Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Foundation Christian Academy got a solid performance out of Micah Sanders, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 50% of Foundation Christian Academy's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyndale Pittman, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Academy at the Lakes.
Foundation Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-11.
Foundation Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Bishop McLaughlin Catholic when the teams last played on January 11th and fell 62-59. Can Foundation Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
