Preview: Baptist Hill Bobcats vs. Military Magnet Academy Eagles
The Baptist Hill Bobcats will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Military Magnet Academy Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Hopefully Baptist Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Baptist Hill came up short against Burke and fell 56-45. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Baptist Hill in their matchups with Burke: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Baptist Hill got a solid performance out of Jaden Douglas, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 18 rebounds. Douglas hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Harold Gathers, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though St. John's scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Military Magnet Academy still came out on top. Military Magnet Academy walked away with a 69-57 victory over St. John's.
Baptist Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Military Magnet Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-16 record this season.
Baptist Hill couldn't quite finish off Military Magnet Academy in their previous meeting back in January and fell 60-58. Will Baptist Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
