Basketball Game Preview: First Baptist Saints vs. Alcuin Hawks

The First Baptist Saints will head out to face off against the Alcuin Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Baptist knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully Alcuin likes a good challenge.

First Baptist is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Cambridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that First Baptist blew Cambridge out of the water with an 87-35 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-16.

It was another big night for Dylan Jones, who went 18 of 37 on his way to 43 points and five boards. Those 43 points gave him a new career-high. Micah Foster was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 17 assists.

First Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Alcuin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 75-41 loss at the hands of Ovilla Christian. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1578th, while the Eagles are ranked 664th).

First Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points per game. As for Alcuin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.

Everything came up roses for First Baptist against Alcuin in their previous matchup on Thursday, as the squad secured a 74-32 win. In that contest, First Baptist amassed a halftime lead of 41-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.