First Baptist has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge Woodcrest Baptist Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully First Baptist focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Monday.
First Baptist scored the most points they've had all season to find success. They claimed a resounding 62-30 victory over Lake Region Christian at home. First Baptist has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
First Baptist's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maya McKinney, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals, and Lydia Wynja, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that McKinney scored 15 or more points. Keira Wynja was another key contributor, scoring three points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Woodcrest Baptist Academy came up short against Chisago Lakes Baptist two weeks ago and fell 57-48.
First Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Woodcrest Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything went First Baptist's way against Woodcrest Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in January as First Baptist made off with a 50-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Woodcrest Baptist Academy's Juliet Thrun, who scored 14 points along with six steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will First Baptist still be able to contain Thrun? There's only one way to find out.
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