The Community Baptist Conqueror will take on the Faith Christian Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Community Baptist is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Westover Christian Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 52-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The loss was the Conqueror's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Salem Baptist Christian. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 17-9 in the first quarter.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from James King, who went 9 for 21 en route to 24 points plus seven rebounds. That was a full 47.1% of Faith Christian Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ryder Royston, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Faith Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Faith Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Community Baptist, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Community Baptist against Faith Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February, as the squad secured a 53-26 victory. Does Community Baptist have another victory up their sleeve, or will Faith Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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