After flying high against the White Academy Knights last Monday, the First Baptist Academy Eagles came back down to earth. First Baptist Academy was outmatched by the Lions at home and fell 86-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, First Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Cooper Roberts, who scored 33 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 57.9% of First Baptist Academy's points, marking the 15th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
First Baptist Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Concord Christian racked up 22 assists.
Cale Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Concord Christian, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season. Dominic Alford was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
First Baptist Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-23 record this season. As for Concord Christian, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. First Baptist Academy will take on the Blazers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Tennessee (Clayton-Bradley Academy is ranked 398th, while the Eagles are ranked 418th). As for Concord Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Lions at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Lakeway Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
