Basketball Recap: First Baptist Skates Past Liberty Christian with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask First Baptist). They breezed by the Liberty Christian Minutemen to the tune of 84-43 on Tuesday. First Baptist has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Leading First Baptist to victory were Maximos Gonzalez and Juan Joel Hernandez. Gonzalez went 9 of 17 on his way to 25 points in addition to seven assists and five boards, while Hernandez almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine boards, and nine assists. With that strong performance, Gonzalez is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Delaney, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: First Baptist was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

First Baptist's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Liberty Christian, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

First Baptist will be playing in front of their home fans against Tarbut V' Torah at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. First Baptist is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season. As for Liberty Christian, they will challenge Bethel Baptist on Thursday.