Basketball Game Preview: Maranatha Christian Academy Huskies vs. First Baptist Christian Knights
By Team Reports
Jan 25, 2025, 1:21am
Basketball Preview: Maranatha Christian Academy Huskies vs. First Baptist Christian Knights
The Maranatha Christian Academy Huskies are taking a road trip to face off against the First Baptist Christian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maranatha Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while First Baptist Christian will come in with four straight wins.
Maranatha Christian Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Berean Christian on Saturday. Maranatha Christian Academy took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berean Christian.
Daisy Tell was Maranatha Christian Academy's leading scorer, having posted four points. Tuesday Hanley held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask First Baptist Christian). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Berean Christian on Saturday, sneaking past 36-34.
First Baptist Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.3 points per game. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Things could have been worse for Maranatha Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 33-19 loss to First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup last Friday. Can Maranatha Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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