The Spring Baptist Academy Royals will take on the Community Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Spring Baptist Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Faith Christian on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Spring Baptist Academy came up short against Faith Christian, falling 49-27. The Royals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-10.
Despite the defeat, Spring Baptist Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Natalia Munoz posted 12 points and eight rebounds. Addy Doelitsch was another key player, putting up six points along with ten boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Spring Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Community Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in January. They took down Lighthouse HomeSchool 35-20 two weeks ago.
Community Christian found their leader in freshman Makayla Nguyen, who put up 18 points and five rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Nguyen has scored at least a third of Community Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Mylee Wright, who earned ten points.
Community Christian's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13. As for Spring Baptist Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Spring Baptist Academy's way against Community Christian when the teams last played back in January, as Spring Baptist Academy made off with a 43-20 victory. Will Spring Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Community Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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