Granite Baptist Academy lost against Independent Baptist Academy back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Granite Baptist Academy Guardians fell just short of the Independent Baptist Academy Kings by a score of 31-29.
Despite the loss, Granite Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Tristen Rawlings, who posted 14 points.
Independent Baptist Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was William Martin out in front who went 5-for-11 en route to 12 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Taplin, who put up eight points and seven steals.
Granite Baptist Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Independent Baptist Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Granite Baptist Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 67-23 win against Milford Christian on the 14th. As for Independent Baptist Academy, they will square off against Frederick Baptist Academy at 3:30 p.m. on February 21st. Frederick Baptist Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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