Emery/Weiner lost against Second Baptist back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Emery/Weiner took a blow against the Second Baptist Eagles, falling 65-31. While losing is never fun, Emery/Weiner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1094th, while Second Baptist is ranked 40th).
01/30/25 vs Second Baptist | 10 |
01/23/25 vs Logos Prep Academy | 9 |
01/07/25 @ Logos Prep Academy | 9 |
01/28/25 @ Fort Bend Christian Academy | 7 |
01/16/25 @ Lutheran South Academy | 7 |
Despite the loss, Emery/Weiner had strong showings from Gabe Diamond, who posted ten points, and Maddox Larner, who put up five points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Larner a new career-high in rebounds.
Reese Alston was his usual excellent self, going 12 for 16 on his way to 27 points along with five boards and four steals for Second Baptist. Alston has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 21 times he's played. Aaron Smith also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Emery/Weiner and nudges their season record down to 8-13. As for Second Baptist, their win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-2.
Emery/Weiner didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-41 defeat against Lutheran South Academy on the 4th. As for Second Baptist, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 88-57 victory against Fort Bend Christian Academy on the 31st.
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