The Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Parkersburg Christian Parkersburg Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Calvary Baptist Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 two weeks ago.
Calvary Baptist Academy will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 30-point they dealt Mount Hope Christian Academy two weeks ago. Calvary Baptist Academy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mount Hope Christian Academy 72-42. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-20.
Calvary Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Matthew DeGroff led the charge by earning seven points in addition to 11 rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Owen Good, who went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points plus three steals.
Calvary Baptist Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Hope Christian Academy only racked up 11.
Meanwhile, a victory for Parkersburg Christian just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Teays Valley Christian 94-31. Parkersburg Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-13.
Despite the defeat, Parkersburg Christian got top-tier performance from Wyatt Meadows, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points plus three steals. What's more, Meadows also posted a 60% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Ashton Peeples was another key player, posting five points plus two steals.
Parkersburg Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Calvary Baptist Academy took their victory against Parkersburg Christian in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 57-35. In that contest, Calvary Baptist Academy amassed a halftime lead of 32-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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