The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the First Baptist Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Georgetown-Ridge Farm has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while First Baptist Christian will arrive with 20 straight victories.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against La Salette Academy on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Lions and fell 56-16. The match marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian earned a 65-57 win over Schlarman on Thursday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 550th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Baptist Christian pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, their loss dropped their record down to 3-23.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm suffered a grim 65-40 defeat to First Baptist Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Georgetown-Ridge Farm was down 42-21.
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