Granite Baptist Academy is 0-6 against Independent Baptist Academy since December of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Granite Baptist Academy Guardians will square off against the Independent Baptist Academy Kings at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Granite Baptist Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-40 to Milford Christian. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 237th in Maryland, while the Conquerors are ranked 62nd in Delaware).
Meanwhile, Independent Baptist Academy came up short against Lighthouse Baptist Academy on Friday and fell 58-50.
Granite Baptist Academy will need to focus on slowing down Nathan Kirby, one of several Independent Baptist Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Those 17 boards gave Kirby a new career-high. Jacob Rainey was another key player, dropping a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Independent Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Granite Baptist Academy and nudges their season record down to 5-8. That patch can't be blamed on the team's defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points on average over those games. As for Independent Baptist Academy, their record now sits at 13-7.
Granite Baptist Academy couldn't quite finish off Independent Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in February and fell 31-29. Can Granite Baptist Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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