Sentinels
| 01/14/25 @ Out-of-Door Academy | 58 |
| 02/13/25 vs Bradenton Christian | 51 |
| 01/30/25 vs Golden Gate | 43 |
| 11/30/24 vs Barron Collier | 42 |
| 01/24/25 vs Canterbury | 35 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Evangelical Christian walked away with it. Everything went their way against the First Baptist Academy Lions on Friday as they made off with a 59-35 win. The Sentinels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Nalah Smith, who dropped a triple-double with 22 points, 13 boards, and ten blocks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 8 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Areille Marc, who went 5-for-8 en route to 14 points.
Evangelical Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as First Baptist Academy only seven assists.
Despite the loss, First Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Zara Leilani Stewart, who posted 12 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Laila Stewart, who earned seven points and six rebounds.
Evangelical Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points over those games. First Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
Coming up, Evangelical Christian will challenge Miami Country Day at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Miami Country Day comes in on five and Evangelical Christian on nine. First Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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