The First Baptist Christian Knights are taking a road trip to take on the La Salette Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. First Baptist Christian will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
First Baptist Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Chrisman 75-57 back in December of 2024. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Cardinals are ranked 740th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Salette Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 44-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martinsville on Wednesday.
La Salette Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for First Baptist Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
First Baptist Christian came up short against La Salette Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 59-55. Thankfully for First Baptist Christian, Charles Prather (who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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