Basketball Recap: Faith Baptist Starts Season with Loss at Home

Faith Baptist unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 104-80 to Gill Grove Baptist on Tuesday. Faith Baptist hasn't had much luck with Gill Grove Baptist recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Gill Grove Baptist's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Baptist will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Gill Grove Baptist at 6:30 p.m. on February 3rd. As for Gill Grove Baptist, they will venture away from home to take on Valley Baptist Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Gill Grove Baptist knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Valley Baptist Christian likes a good challenge.