Baptist Prep has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Baptist Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 50-45 to the Pirates. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Baptist Prep has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Central Arkansas Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They lost to Mayflower at home by a decisive 69-51 margin. While losing is never fun, Central Arkansas Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Eagles are ranked 26th).
Baptist Prep's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4. As for Central Arkansas Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-18 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Baptist Prep came up short against the Mustangs in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 51-38. Can Baptist Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
