Lely is 2-7 against First Baptist Academy since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lely Trojans just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the First Baptist Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lely is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Naples by a score of 62-51 on Thursday.
Lely can attribute much of their success to Fara Louissaint, who posted 16 points, and Zashlie Andris, who put up 16 points. Amelia Sanchez was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Rams with a 52-48 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in Florida, while the Rams are ranked 344th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Baptist Academy's win came from a few key players Lely will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Molly Loveall, who had 14 points. Those 14 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eslynda Bouzi, who posted 16 points.
The win got Lely back to even at 8-8. As for First Baptist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Lely strolled past First Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 46-27. Does Lely have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Baptist Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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