Basketball Game Preview: Lighthouse Baptist Academy Eagles vs. Frederick Baptist Academy Patriots

The Lighthouse Baptist Academy Eagles will head out to take on the Frederick Baptist Academy Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Lighthouse Baptist Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 74 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Independent Baptist Academy on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-26 loss at the hands of the Kings. The Eagles have struggled against the Kings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Frederick Baptist Academy came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 51-45 victory over the Guardians.

Frederick Baptist Academy's win came from a few key players Lighthouse Baptist Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Elijah Good, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. His afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Hardt, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 20 rebounds.

Frederick Baptist Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lighthouse Baptist Academy, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-2.

Lighthouse Baptist Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Frederick Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 67-58. Will Lighthouse Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Frederick Baptist Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.