The Baylor Red Raiders and the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will compete for holiday cheer at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Baylor took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 77-44 win over Signal Mountain. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Red Raiders have posted since December 21, 2023.
While Heathwood Hall Episcopal didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 46-40 win over Elite Scholars Academy on Friday. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in South Carolina, while the Royal Knights are ranked 447th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Baylor, they moved to 4-4 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
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