Erie First Christian Academy is 9-1 against Iroquois since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Erie First Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against the Iroquois Braves at 7:00 p.m. Erie First Christian Academy has now lost eight straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 12.
Erie First Christian Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 63-42 walloping at the hands of Fairview. Erie First Christian Academy has not had much luck with Fairview recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Erie First Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Avery Collins scored 25 points. That was a full 59.5% of Erie First Christian Academy's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tyshaun Tate, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-42, which was the final score in Iroquois' tilt against Girard on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Iroquois can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while Girard is ranked 96th).
Despite their defeat, Iroquois saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kellen Burroughs, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Burroughs is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Lucas, who scored 11 points.
Erie First Christian Academy's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Iroquois, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Erie First Christian Academy came up short against Iroquois in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 45-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burroughs, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Erie First Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
