The Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots will take on the St. Albans Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Saturday, Calvary Baptist Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Teays Valley Christian. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lions 61-59. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
01/04/25 vs Teays Valley Christian | 9 |
01/03/25 vs Sissonville | 11 |
12/28/24 vs Mingo Central | 8 |
12/27/24 @ Tug Valley | 10 |
12/20/24 vs Poca | 11 |
Calvary Baptist Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryson Childers, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Childers has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Owen Good, who posted 17 points.
Meanwhile, St. Albans also got the better of their opponent in overtime on Friday. They skirted past Nitro 68-65. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Dragons.
Calvary Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for St. Albans, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-4.
Calvary Baptist Academy was taken down by St. Albans 74-30 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Calvary Baptist Academy was down 44-17.
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