The Lighthouse Baptist Academy Ambassadors will square off against the West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lighthouse Baptist Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Aletheia Christian Academy 46-45. The Ambassadors didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, West Florida Baptist Academy had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They blew past Santa Rosa Christian, posting a 70-35 win. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while Santa Rosa Christian are ranked 715th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lighthouse Baptist Academy better keep an eye on Kaleb Wiggins. He was instrumental in West Florida Baptist Academy's win, going 7-for-12 from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points and six boards. Wiggins' afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Sam Pearce, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
West Florida Baptist Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Lighthouse Baptist Academy's record now sits at 3-9. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, their record is now 28-4.
Things could have been worse for Lighthouse Baptist Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-41 loss to West Florida Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearce, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 17 boards. Now that Lighthouse Baptist Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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