Preview: Grace Baptist Academy Flyers vs. South Plantation Paladins
The Grace Baptist Academy Flyers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the South Plantation Paladins at 2:00 p.m. on December 28th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Grace Baptist Academy earned a 50-38 victory over Oak Park Christian. Given Grace Baptist Academy's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 100th in Mississippi, while Oak Park Christian is ranked 259th in Alabama), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but South Plantation ultimately received the gift of a 57-54 victory from a begrudging Paladinssquad. The win made it back-to-back wins for they.
South Plantation's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dwight Stephens, who scored 16 points. The match was Stephens' fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Francis, who scored 14 points along with six assists and five steals.
Grace Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for South Plantation, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
