The Spring Baptist Academy Royals will head out on the road to take on the Community Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Spring Baptist Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Spring Baptist Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory back in December of 2024 and fell 47-46 to Banff.
Despite the loss, Spring Baptist Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tommy Wright went 9 for 15 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxton Doelitsch, who posted 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Community Christian lost to Non Varsity Opponent at home by a 56-38 margin on Monday.
Spring Baptist Academy will need focus on slowing down Ben Samuel, one of several Community Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He had 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Those seven boards gave Samuel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Samuel, who put up eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Spring Baptist Academy dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Community Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Spring Baptist Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Community Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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