The Matanzas Pirates will head out to take on the First Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Matanzas has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Matanzas didn't have quite enough to beat First Baptist Christian Academy and fell 44-42.
First Baptist Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Julia (Jay) Rose, who posted 21 points along with six steals and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rose has scored at least a third of First Baptist Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Kat Cyren, who had nine points.
First Baptist Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
First Baptist Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for Matanzas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
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