The Yavneh Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the First Baptist Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Yavneh Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Tuesday.
Yavneh Academy is leaving town to face First Baptist after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Yavneh Academy fell just short of Christian Heritage by a score of 39-37.
Yavneh Academy might have lost, but man, Lilly Yalovsky was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Yalovsky has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lily Rael, who posted seven points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, First Baptist's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Saturday. They took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hyde Park. The loss was the Saints' first of the season.
First Baptist's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Georgia Alford, who earned 19 points in addition to five rebounds, and Vittoria Steele, who had six points along with three blocks. Alford's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Yavneh Academy came up short against First Baptist in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 62-52. Thankfully for Yavneh Academy, Emily Kate Jones (who dropped a double-double on 41 points and 25 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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