Impact Christian Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Baker County is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Impact Christian Academy Lions face off against the Baker County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Impact Christian Academy: 29.5, Baker County: 29.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Impact Christian Academy strolled past University Christian with points to spare, taking the game 43-24. The Lions pushed the score to 36-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Christians cut but never quite recovered from.
Lavin Savage was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted four or more steals the last 24 times she's played. Jalaun Meeks was another key player, earning four points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Impact Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Baker County entered their match against Paxon School For Advanced Studies on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Baker County lost 54-29 to Paxon School For Advanced Studies. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Baker County might have lost, but man, Yamise Haygood was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 82.8% of Baker County's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Baker County's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Impact Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Impact Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 43 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Baker County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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