Faith Baptist is 8-0 against Vasquez since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Faith Baptist Contenders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vasquez Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Faith Baptist will be strutting in after a victory while Vasquez will be coming in after a loss.
Faith Baptist is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing St. Monica Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Faith Baptist was the clear victor by a 44-21 margin over St. Monica Academy on Monday.
Kaelyn Hilmo and Rayanna Larson were among the main playmakers for Faith Baptist as the former scored 18 points in addition to six steals and the latter went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds and six steals. Hilmo is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bekah Holland, who posted no points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
Faith Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Vasquez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to Desert Christian 45-39. One positive for the Mustangs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Vasquez's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Faith Baptist, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Faith Baptist took their victory against Vasquez when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 40-17. Will Faith Baptist repeat their success, or does Vasquez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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