The First Baptist Christian Sabres will challenge the Westside Christian Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with First Baptist Christian sitting on three straight wins and Westside Christian Academy on eight.
First Baptist Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 74-69 W over Horizon Science Academy on Monday.
Meanwhile, Westside Christian Academy strolled past Lake Ridge Academy with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 54-38. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Royals are ranked 845th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westside Christian Academy's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for First Baptist Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
First Baptist Christian barely slipped by Westside Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, winning 48-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Westside Christian Academy's Calvin Cottenden, who went 8 for 16 en route to 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will First Baptist Christian still be able to contain Cottenden? There's only one way to find out.
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