Basketball Game Preview: Foothills Christian Knights vs. Rock Academy Warriors

The Foothills Christian Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Rock Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Foothills Christian, who comes in off a win.

Foothills Christian will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Orange Glen on Tuesday. Foothills Christian blew past Orange Glen 65-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Patriots since February 9, 2018.

Joey Turk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 26 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Sergio Martinez, who posted 11 points.

Meanwhile, Rock Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Crawford. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1278th, while the Colts are ranked 443rd).

Foothills Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Rock Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.

Everything came up roses for Foothills Christian against Rock Academy when the teams last played on Friday, as the squad secured a 71-23 win. In that game, Foothills Christian amassed a halftime lead of 41-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.