Faith Christian and Union Grove Christian squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Faith Christian had to settle for second. They lost 47-26 to the Union Grove Christian Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 592nd, while the Patriots are ranked 294th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Union Grove Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sara Long, who posted six points along with six assists and five rebounds. What's more, Long also posted a 75% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in December of 2024. Madi Jeffreys was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Faith Christian dropped their record down to 3-16 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Union Grove Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
While Faith Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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