The First Baptist Academy Lions and the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays will face off at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as First Baptist Academy comes in on four and Seacrest Country Day on three.
First Baptist Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 59-51 win over Evangelical Christian on Friday.
First Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zara Leilani Stewart led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Leilani Stewart a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Eslynda Bouzi, who posted 19 points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
First Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Seacrest Country Day won against Monsignor Pace on Wednesday with 46 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Seacrest Country Day came out on top against Barron Collier by a score of 46-33. That 13 point margin sets a new team best for the Stingrays this season.
First Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Seacrest Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
First Baptist Academy came up short against Seacrest Country Day in their previous meeting back in February, falling 34-24. Can First Baptist Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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