First Baptist Academy hasn't had much luck against Dupo recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. First Baptist Academy will host the Dupo Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
First Baptist Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Heritage Classical Christian Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. First Baptist Academy was outmatched by Heritage Classical Christian Academy and fell 54-17. First Baptist Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Meanwhile, Dupo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Marissa/Coulterville 53-23. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Meteors are ranked 179th).
Despite the defeat, Dupo saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kylie Kloess went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points. Those ten points set a new season-high mark for Kloess.
Dupo's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for First Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
First Baptist Academy was taken down by Dupo 63-12 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Thankfully for First Baptist Academy, Octavia Heidelberg (who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 19 boards) 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.
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