West Florida Baptist Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Central Christian Saints at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully West Florida Baptist Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
Last Friday, West Florida Baptist Academy took their match at home with ease, bagging a 51-10 win over Covenant Christian. Given West Florida Baptist Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Covenant Christian is ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Florida Baptist Academy found their leader in underclassman Olivia Pearce, who scored 12 points along with 7 rebounds. The match was Pearce's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Moore, who scored 4 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Central Christian fought the good fight in their overtime game against Chilton Christian Academy on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Patriots 58-54. Central Christian has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Their wins bumped West Florida Baptist Academy to 7-4 and Covenant Christian to 2-6.
West Florida Baptist Academy strolled past Central Christian in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 47-33. Will West Florida Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Central Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
