Basketball Recap: Faith Baptist Christian Academy's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday + How To Watch

If Faith Baptist Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 43-2 takedown of Snook Christian Academy on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors on Friday. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Emree Mattingly

Steals

11/21/25 vs West Florida Baptist Academy	7
11/20/25 vs Snook Christian Academy	5
11/14/25 @ Trinity Christian	4
11/18/25 vs Coastal HomeSchool	1
11/11/25 @ Savannah Athletic Association	1

Despite the loss, Faith Baptist Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Emree Mattingly, who posted 15 points and seven steals. Mattingly is becoming a predictor of the Crusaders' success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Sellars, who put up 11 points.

Olivia Pearce continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Florida Baptist Academy, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds. The contest was Pearce's third in a row with at least 18 points. Vivian Woodring also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.

Faith Baptist Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.

Faith Baptist Christian Academy has already played their next matchup, a 61-39 defeat against Central Christian on the 22nd. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-49 loss against Franklin Road Christian on the 22nd.