The Poetry Community Christian Pioneer will head out on the road to take on the First Baptist Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Poetry Community Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1549th, while First Baptist is ranked 732nd).
Last Friday, Poetry Community Christian ended up a good deal behind Greenville Christian and lost 40-24.
Poetry Community Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Daniel McClure, who scored 11 points. That was a full 45.8% of Poetry Community Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, First Baptist scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 74-31 victory over Greenville Christian. The win was nothing new for First Baptist as they're now sitting on four straight.
Poetry Community Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for First Baptist, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Poetry Community Christian was dealt a bruising 76-37 loss at the hands of First Baptist when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Poetry Community Christian was down 44-15.
