The Peoples Baptist Academy Knights lost to the Skipstone Academy Warriors back in January, but the Peoples Baptist Academy Knights didn't allow the Skipstone Academy Warriors the same satisfaction on Thursday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Peoples Baptist Academy made off with a 42-41 victory over Skipstone Academy. The win made it back-to-back wins for Peoples Baptist Academy.
Skipstone Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Griffith Teate, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Memphis Housman, who scored 12 points.
Peoples Baptist Academy's win ended a eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Skipstone Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Peoples Baptist Academy will head out on the road to face off against Bible Baptist Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bible Baptist Christian presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Peoples Baptist Academy in Georgia (Bible Baptist Christian is ranked 122nd, while Peoples Baptist Academy is ranked 465th). Skipstone Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Peachtree Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 8th. Peachtree Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.8 points per game.
