After a string of three wins, Liberty Baptist's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 71-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the First Baptist First Baptist. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as First Baptist apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Wednesday.
Liberty Baptist's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Caden Marshall, who posted 24 points, and Nick Burkholder, who earned 20 points. That was a full 38.7% of Liberty Baptist's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Bravo, who scored seven points.
Liberty Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for First Baptist, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Liberty Baptist will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit at 5:30 p.m. on December 2nd. First Baptist also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Lancaster Baptist at 7:00 p.m. on December 6th.
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