Basketball Recap: Seven Straight Home Victories for Curtis Baptist

Curtis Baptist had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 62-53 win over the Alleluia Community Angels. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 91-55 loss the last time these two teams met.

Treivan Wright

Points

12/10/24 vs Alleluia Community	21
12/09/24 vs Aquinas	28
12/05/24 @ Mead Hall Episcopal School	20
12/03/24 vs South Aiken Baptist Christian	17
11/21/24 @ Wardlaw Academy	33

Curtis Baptist's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Treivan Wright led the charge by going 8 for 9 on his way to 21 points. The game was Wright's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Brayden Husband was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.

Curtis Baptist pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Alleluia Community, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Curtis Baptist will face off against Community Christian Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Curtis Baptist is facing Community Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Community Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Alleluia Community, they will take on Faith Baptist Christian Academy in a tournament on Friday. Faith Baptist Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.