The First Baptist Academy Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 12th straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 65-47 to Providence Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for First Baptist Academy in their matchups with the : they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, First Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Cooper Roberts, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 68.1% of First Baptist Academy's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
First Baptist Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Providence Academy racked up 16 assists.
It was another big night for Isaiah Peters-Daniels, who scored 28 points along with two steals for Providence Academy. That makes it six consecutive games in which Peters-Daniels has scored at least a third of Providence Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Gilmer, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
First Baptist Academy's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-21. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Providence Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
First Baptist Academy will head out on the road to challenge the at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Berean Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last 13 games. As for Providence Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Christian Academy of Knoxville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday.
