The City Baptist School Overcomers will head out on the road to challenge the Marquette Manor Baptist Academy Minutemen at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. City Baptist School will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, City Baptist School beat HomeSchool Resource Center 59-55. Given the Overcomers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 175th in Indiana, while the Patriots are ranked 357th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Marquette Manor Baptist Academy suffered their closest defeat since November 20, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Varsity Opponent by a score of 37-34. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Minutemen have suffered against Varsity Opponent since February 3, 2015.
City Baptist School will have to keep a close watch on Zack Csorba and Adrian Pamintuan, a pair of players who had a big impact on Marquette Manor Baptist Academy's prior game. Csorba posted 15 points, while Pamintuan put up 13 points. Csorba's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
City Baptist School's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Marquette Manor Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
City Baptist School won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, slipping by Marquette Manor Baptist Academy 36-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Csorba, who had 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will City Baptist School still be able to contain Csorba? There's only one way to find out.
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