Grace Baptist Academy has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will face off against the Colonial Christian Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Colonial Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Grace Baptist Academy, who comes in off a win.
Grace Baptist Academy proved they can win big back in December of 2023 (they won by 20) but back in December of 2023 they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Varsity Opponent out 21-18.
Meanwhile, Colonial Christian pushed their score all the way to 65 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 80-65 fall against Pinecrest Glades Academy. Colonial Christian has not had much luck with Pinecrest Glades Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Colonial Christian had strong showings from Christian Valino, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, and Ari Espinosa, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 35.4% of Colonial Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kevin Gomez was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Grace Baptist Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Colonial Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Grace Baptist Academy's way against Colonial Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as Grace Baptist Academy made off with a 48-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Baptist Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
