The First Baptist School Hurricanes and the Peninsula Catholic Knights will round out the year against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. First Baptist School has given up an average of 62.1 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
First Baptist School came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Cape Fear Academy an easy 70-44 win. First Baptist School's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Peninsula Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since February 7th on Saturday. They lost 86-61 to Forsyth Country Day. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 28th in Virginia, while the Furies are ranked third in North Carolina).
First Baptist School's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Peninsula Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
First Baptist School couldn't quite finish off Peninsula Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2022 and fell 64-62. Can the Hurricanes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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