Basketball Game Preview: First Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Father Lopez Green Wave

The First Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the Father Lopez Green Wave at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (First Baptist Christian Academy has four straight wins, Father Lopez has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

First Baptist Christian Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Life Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that First Baptist Christian Academy blew Life Christian Academy out of the water with a 75-22 final score. The contest marked the Crusaders' most dominant victory of the season.

Julia (Jay) Rose was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. Rose is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Syrenity Arneaud was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 11 points in addition to eight steals and five assists.

First Baptist Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Father Lopez lost to Atlantic on the road by a 30-14 margin on Friday. The matchup marked the Green Wave's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

First Baptist Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Father Lopez, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.