Basketball Recap: Liberty Baptist Snaps Six-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Liberty Baptist suffered their closest loss since December 2, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of the Calvary Christian Academy Lions by a score of 52-49. The Eagles' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Liberty Baptist lost, don't look at Caden Marshall. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. That was a full 44.9% of Liberty Baptist's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jairus Arrellano, who put up eight points.

Cooper McCarty had a dynamite game for Calvary Christian Academy, putting up 32 points. Michael Zamora was another key player, posting nine points.

Liberty Baptist's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.

Liberty Baptist has already played their next match (against Central Valley Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Calvary Christian Academy will take on Tournament Opponent at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.