First Baptist is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Dallas Christian is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The First Baptist Saints will take on the Dallas Christian Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, First Baptist humbled Trinity School of Texas with a 74-11 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 57-4.
First Baptist's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emily Kate Jones, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of First Baptist's points. Another player making a difference was Meredith Quinn, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Dallas Christian's strategy against Shelton on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Dallas Christian blew Shelton out of the water with a 66-29 final score. Given Dallas Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while Shelton is ranked 1344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Baptist's win bumped their record up to 26-3. As for Dallas Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.