The Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy Cougars will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Faith Christian Saints at 5:00 p.m. Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
A well-balanced attack led Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy over Still Creek Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy blew Still Creek Christian out of the water with a 82-26 final score. Given Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while Still Creek Christian is ranked 1596th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Fernando Martins led the charge by scoring 30 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martins has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Blake-Benard, who scored 14 points along with six steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They fell 69-58 to Good Samaritan HomeSchool. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite their loss, Faith Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jayden Avila, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Bryan Galvan was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Faith Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Monday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 50.8% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Faith Christian struggles in that department as they've made 38.2% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy beat Faith Christian 74-64 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Faith Christian's Dylan Martinez, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy still be able to contain Martinez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
