The St. Martin de Porres Lions lost against the First Baptist Christian Sabres back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. St. Martin de Porres fell 47-40 to First Baptist Christian. St. Martin de Porres has not had much luck with First Baptist Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
St. Martin de Porres' loss came despite strong showings from Lyric Johnson and Alexis Fluker. Johnson scored 15 points along with eight steals, while Fluker scored seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Dessiona Jackson, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
St. Martin de Porres bumped their record down to 7-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for First Baptist Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
St. Martin de Porres will head out on the road to challenge Open Door Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Open Door Christian's defense has only allowed 29.3 points per game this season, so St. Martin de Porres' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for First Baptist Christian, they will be playing at home against Temple Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
