East Lee County is 1-6 against First Baptist Academy since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Lee County Jaguars' road trip will continue as they head out to face the First Baptist Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on December 14th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East Lee County scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They managed a 63-58 victory over Oasis. The win was just what East Lee County needed coming off of a 72-51 loss in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Seacrest Country Day 75-36 on the road. The result was nothing new for First Baptist Academy, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
East Lee County's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for First Baptist Academy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
East Lee County lost to First Baptist Academy on the road by a decisive 70-56 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Thankfully for East Lee County, Deuce Matthews (who scored 19 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
