Curtis Baptist is 9-0 against Mead Hall Episcopal School since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Curtis Baptist Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Mead Hall Episcopal School Panthers at 6:15 p.m. on January 26th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Curtis Baptist has six straight wins, Mead Hall Episcopal School has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Curtis Baptist can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They breezed by Horse Creek Academy at home to the tune of 57-21. Given Curtis Baptist's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 119th in Georgia, while Horse Creek Academy is ranked 275th in South Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Curtis Baptist relied on the efforts of Maci Butler, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals, and Mia Price, who scored 16 points along with five steals. Price is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariah Price, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Mead Hall Episcopal School, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Augusta Prep Day on Thursday.
Curtis Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Mead Hall Episcopal School, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Curtis Baptist against Mead Hall Episcopal School when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 53-13 win. With Curtis Baptist ahead 39-3 at the half, the match was all but over already.
