The Dallas Christian Chargers entered their tilt with the First Baptist Saints with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Dallas Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past First Baptist 53-51.
Dallas Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chanel Jones out in front who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times she's played. Macie Perkins was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, First Baptist still got an impressive performance from Emily Kate Jones, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 21 rebounds. That was a full 56.9% of First Baptist's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Meredith Quinn, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Dallas Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for First Baptist, their loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-4.
Dallas Christian will take on Trinity Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Dallas Christian will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. First Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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