Basketball Game Preview: First Baptist Christian Warriors vs. Bay Area Christian Broncos

The First Baptist Christian Warriors and the Bay Area Christian Broncos will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

First Baptist Christian is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering O'Connell just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 72-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (58), the Warriors still had to take the loss.

Micah Shrum

Points

12/13/24 vs O'Connell	22
12/10/24 vs Salt and Light Homeschool	18
12/07/24 vs Humble Christian	15
12/07/24 vs Humble Christian	21

First Baptist Christian might have lost, but man, Micah Shrum was a machine: he went 9 for 21 on his way to 22 points. The game was Shrum's fourth in a row with at least ten points.

Meanwhile, Bay Area Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 54-50 to Logos Prep Academy. The Broncos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

First Baptist Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Bay Area Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.

First Baptist Christian beat Bay Area Christian 62-50 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Will First Baptist Christian repeat their success, or does Bay Area Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.