Basketball Recap: Ovilla Christian Drops Highest Score of Season Against First Baptist

Eagles

Team Score

01/17/25 @ First Baptist	84
01/06/25 vs Calvary Academy	74
12/19/24 vs Christian Life Preparatory	70
12/02/24 vs Cornerstone Christian Academy	68
12/12/24 vs Varsity Opponent	68

Ovilla Christian scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 94-84 to the First Baptist Saints. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (67), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Ovilla Christian lost, don't look at Lyric White. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 46 points and ten boards. That was a full 54.8% of Ovilla Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cooper Rogers, who had nine points and seven rebounds.

First Baptist was led to victory by Jett Stamps and Dylan Jones. Stamps went 12 for 30 en route to 33 points and five boards, while Jones went 7 of 13 on his way to 23 points. The matchup was Jones' seventh in a row with at least ten points. George Anagnostis also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Ovilla Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for First Baptist, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.

Ovilla Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-50 victory against Cambridge on the 21st. First Baptist has also already played their next match, a 68-67 win against Prestonwood Christian North on the 21st.