Two dominant guards in David Stapleton and Zack Csorba are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bible Baptist Eagles just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Marquette Manor Baptist Academy Minutemen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Bible Baptist came up short against Varsity Opponent and fell 53-46. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Bible Baptist had strong showings from Marcos Carrillo, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points, and Clayton Luchene, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Snyder, who put up eight points.
Meanwhile, Marquette Manor Baptist Academy suffered their closest loss since November 20, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Varsity Opponent by a score of 37-34. While the Minutemen didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Varsity Opponent 7-2 in the first quarter.
Defeat or not, Marquette Manor Baptist Academy got some senior leadership from Csorba and Adrian Pamintuan. Csorba had 15 points, while Pamintuan posted 13 points. That was a full 44.1% of Marquette Manor Baptist Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Marquette Manor Baptist Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Bible Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Bible Baptist was dealt a bruising 74-37 defeat at the hands of Marquette Manor Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bible Baptist was down 43-17.
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