Basketball Game Preview: First Baptist Academy vs. Westfair Christian

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Previous 4 Games

02/23/24 - Neutral	47-30 W
01/26/24 - Neutral	48-45 W
02/02/23 - Home	52-27 W
01/28/23 - Home	50-28 W

First Baptist Academy has gone 4-0 against Westfair Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. First Baptist Academy will look to defend their home court against Westfair Christian at 7:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, First Baptist Academy ended up a good deal behind Heritage Classical Christian Academy and lost 45-29. While losing is never fun, First Baptist Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 409th in Illinois, while Heritage Classical Christian Academy is ranked third in Missouri).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westfair Christian). They blew past Lake County Baptist 57-23 on Saturday. Westfair Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 27 points or more this season.

First Baptist Academy better keep an eye on Greyson Prevett. He was instrumental in Westfair Christian's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Prevett has scored at least a third of Westfair Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Griffin Prevett, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Westfair Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for First Baptist Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

First Baptist Academy strolled past Westfair Christian when the teams last played back in February by a score of 47-30. Will First Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Westfair Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.