Basketball Game Preview: Fayette Academy Vikings vs. Central Baptist Swordsmen

By Team Reports Nov 18, 2025, 10:40pm

Basketball Preview: Fayette Academy Vikings vs. Central Baptist Swordsmen

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Previous 6 Games

11/19/24 - Home63-29 W
12/29/23 - Home74-52 W
12/04/23 - Away73-62 W
01/05/23 - Home69-55 W
12/06/21 - Home76-52 W
01/05/17 - Away77-21 W

Fayette Academy is a perfect 6-0 against Central Baptist since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Swordsmen at 7:30 p.m. Central Baptist took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fayette Academy, who comes in off a win.

Fayette Academy is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They breezed past The Collegiate School of Memphis to the tune of 80-11. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-2.

Meanwhile, Central Baptist was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Franklin Road Christian and fell 80-53.

Everything came up roses for Fayette Academy against Central Baptist in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-29 win. In that contest, the Vikings amassed a halftime lead of 33-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.

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