The First Baptist Academy Eagles entered their tilt with the River City Believers Academy Soldiers with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. First Baptist Academy came out on top against River City Believers Academy by a score of 41-29 on Thursday. That's another feather in the cap for First Baptist Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
First Baptist Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Deatrick Casablanca out in front who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Matthew Levine, who scored 11 points.
River City Believers Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lukas Cox, who scored six points along with six rebounds and three steals. Cox has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Thompson, who scored six points along with two steals.
First Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for River City Believers Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
First Baptist Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Gateway Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. First Baptist Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season. As for River City Believers Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Legacy Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy Christian Academy is coming into the contest with four straight losses at home, meaning River City Believers Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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