The Marquette Manor Baptist Academy Minutemen's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Tabernacle Christian 74-27. Marquette Manor Baptist Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-11.
When it comes to explaining why Marquette Manor Baptist Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Emma Scalzitti. Despite the final result, she scored 12 points. Scalzitti is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight.
Tabernacle Christian was led to victory by Annie Sichting and Liz Southerland. Sichting dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 19 assists, and 14 steals, while Southerland dropped a triple-double on 31 points, 12 rebounds, and ten steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Southerland has scored at least a third of Tabernacle Christian's points. Mariah McClure was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Marquette Manor Baptist Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Tabernacle Christian, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Marquette Manor Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against the at 9:00 a.m. on February 3rd. As for Tabernacle Christian, they and the Crusaders will face off at 12:00 p.m. on February 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Maranatha Baptist is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
