The Friendship Christian Falcons and the Burlington Christian Academy Royals squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Friendship Christian Falcons had to settle for second. They suffered a rough 65-39 loss at the hands of the Royals. Friendship Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-16.
Despite the loss, Friendship Christian still got an impressive performance from Eugene Amadi, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Amadi has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Willis, who scored five points along with six assists and three steals.
Isaiah Smith was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points for Burlington Christian Academy. Ian Bush was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Friendship Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 20-6 record this season.
Friendship Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Gaston Day at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Gaston Day knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 contests -- so hopefully Burlington Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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