If the Fellowship Baptist Academy Eagles were feeling good off their 68-21 takedown of the White Plains Christian Patriots last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Fellowship Baptist Academy took a serious blow against Hilltop Christian on Tuesday, falling 71-40. Fellowship Baptist Academy was down 59-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Caleb Manriquez was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds for Hilltop Christian. Manriquez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carter Snow, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 assists.
Fellowship Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Hilltop Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Fellowship Baptist Academy will be playing at home against Vandalia Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Vandalia Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Hilltop Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Wilson Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilson Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 624th, while Hilltop Christian is ranked 192nd).
