It was a good run, but the Faith Christian Academy Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westwood Baptist Academy. Faith Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Westwood Baptist Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2019.
Faith Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max McMillen, who scored six points along with seven assists and three steals. William Allen was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
James Hawley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Westwood Baptist Academy, scoring 39 points along with five steals. Hawley has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Jones, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Faith Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 24-6. As for Westwood Baptist Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
Faith Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against North County Christian at 9:30 a.m. on February 17th. North County Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 444th, while Faith Christian Academy is ranked 105th). As for Westwood Baptist Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Christian Fellowship at 3:30 p.m. on February 17th. Christian Fellowship is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so Westwood Baptist Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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