The Baker County Wildcats's game on Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They blew past Trinity Christian Academy 59-5 at home. With Baker County ahead 40-5 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Baker County was led to victory by Zaniah Blake and Yamise Haygood. Blake scored 20 points along with 9 rebounds and 5 steals, while Haygood scored 21 points along with 9 steals and 7 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Blake has scored at least 25% of Baker County's points. Another player making a difference was Natalia Strachan, who scored 7 points along with 6 steals.
Baker County pushed their record up to 3-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 35.67 points. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Baker County will take on Fernandina Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fernandina Beach focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Thursday. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Episcopal School of Jacksonville at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Episcopal School of Jacksonville presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Trinity Christian Academy in Florida (Episcopal School of Jacksonville is ranked 213th, while Trinity Christian Academy is ranked 554th).
