You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Faith Baptist's strategy against St. Monica Academy on Monday. Everything went the Faith Baptist Contenders' way against the St. Monica Academy Crusaders as the Faith Baptist Contenders made off with a 44-21 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Contenders also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Faith Baptist was led to victory by Kaelyn Hilmo and Rayanna Larson. Hilmo earned 18 points along with six steals, while Larson went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds and six steals. Hilmo is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Bekah Holland, who had no points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
Faith Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Faith Baptist's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for St. Monica Academy, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Faith Baptist will host Vasquez at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Monica Academy, they will challenge Hoover at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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