Berean Christian entered their tilt with the First Baptist Academy Eagles with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Berean Christian was the clear victor by a 70-47 margin over the Eagles. Berean Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Berean Christian was led to victory by Connor Copeland and Deonte Smith. Copeland scored 19 points along with two steals, while Smith scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chris Belew, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, First Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Cooper Roberts, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 57.4% of First Baptist Academy's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
First Baptist Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Berean Christian pulled down 13 offensive rebounds.
Berean Christian's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for First Baptist Academy, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-22.
Berean Christian and the Blazers will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Clayton-Bradley Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday. As for First Baptist Academy, they will be playing at home against the Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. White Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
