Basketball Game Preview: Porter-Gaud Cyclones vs. First Baptist School Hurricanes

Porter-Gaud is on a three-game streak of home wins, while First Baptist School is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will welcome the First Baptist School Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Porter-Gaud is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 66-32 win over Cathedral Academy. The Cyclones have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 30 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, First Baptist School hadn't done well against Northwood Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. First Baptist School took down Northwood Academy 61-46.

First Baptist School has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Porter-Gaud, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.

Porter-Gaud couldn't quite finish off First Baptist School in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 42-39. Can Porter-Gaud avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.