Faith Baptist and Vasquez are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Faith Baptist Contenders will get right back to it and host the Vasquez Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Faith Baptist is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 21, 2023 on Monday. They came up short against AGBU, falling 59-34. The Contenders haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Vasquez fought the good fight in their overtime game against Glendale on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Nitros 83-77. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Faith Baptist will need focus on slowing down Daeron Bankett, one of several Vasquez players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points, to go along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Rowley, who went 8 for 17 on his way to 24 points.
Faith Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Vasquez, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Faith Baptist came up short against Vasquez in their previous meeting back in January, falling 73-63. Thankfully for Faith Baptist, Kristopher Horton (who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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