The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Faith Christian Warriors on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Warriors. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Timberlake Christian in their matchups with Faith Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Timberlake Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sawyer Epps. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Woo Kang, who scored 9 points.
Faith Christian was led to victory by Landon Newton and Matthew Burton. Newton scored 21 points, while Burton scored 22 points. The game was Burton's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Childress, who scored 4 points along with 6 rebounds.
Timberlake Christian bumped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Faith Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Timberlake Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Temple Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Faith Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Dayspring Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
