Basketball Game Preview: Lancaster Baptist Eagles vs. Faith Baptist Contenders

The Lancaster Baptist Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Faith Baptist Contenders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

Last Monday, Lancaster Baptist was beaten by Trinity Classical Academy 53-9. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Faith Baptist had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took down the Griffins 43-26.

Faith Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.2 points per game. As for Lancaster Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Lancaster Baptist was able to grind out a solid victory over Faith Baptist in their previous meeting back in January, winning 50-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lancaster Baptist since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.