If the Grace Baptist Academy Golden Eagles were feeling good off their 67-45 takedown of the Whitwell Tigers on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Grace Baptist Academy took a 54-39 bruising from Sale Creek on Friday. Grace Baptist Academy lost against Sale Creek in their previous head to head back in February, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 46-38 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sale Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bennett Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last seven games he's played. Khari Escobar was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with 6 rebounds.
Grace Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sale Creek, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Grace Baptist Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Berean Academy at 7:30 p.m. Berean Academy will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line. As for Sale Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Dade County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
