Basketball Game Preview: First Baptist School Hurricanes vs. Military Magnet Academy Eagles

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Previous 4 Games

01/15/22 - Away	60-51 W
12/04/20 - Home	63-53 W
01/13/20 - Home	69-36 W
11/24/15 - Neutral	64-25 W

First Baptist School has gone 4-0 against Military Magnet Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The First Baptist School Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Military Magnet Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Military Magnet Academy will be up against a hot First Baptist School team: the squad just extended their winning streak to ten. First Baptist School blew past Pinewood Prep 80-15 on Friday. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Panthers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Military Magnet Academy's strategy against Charleston Math & Science on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Military Magnet Academy blew Charleston Math & Science out of the water with a 111-6 final score. With the Eagles ahead 51-2 at the half, the match was all but over already.

First Baptist School better keep an eye on Dream Watson. She was instrumental in Military Magnet Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 steals. Watson's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lamaria Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals.

Military Magnet Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Military Magnet Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for First Baptist School, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2.

First Baptist School was able to grind out a solid victory over Military Magnet Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2022, winning 60-51. Does First Baptist School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Military Magnet Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.