Preview: Second Baptist University-Model Eagles vs. Memorial Lutheran
The Second Baptist University-Model Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against Memorial Lutheran at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Second Baptist University-Model's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brazosport Christian. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Second Baptist University-Model in their matchups with Brazosport Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Memorial Lutheran was the victim of a tough 65-43 defeat at the hands of Divine Savior Academy - Sienna on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Memorial Lutheran got a solid performance out of David Porter, who scored 24 points. That was a full 55.8% of Memorial Lutheran's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Smith, who scored 12 points.
Second Baptist University-Model's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Memorial Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Second Baptist University-Model came up short against Memorial Lutheran when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 61-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Porter, who scored 35 points. Now that Second Baptist University-Model knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
