The First Baptist Christian Knights and the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (First Baptist Christian has 20 straight wins, Georgetown-Ridge Farm has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, First Baptist Christian earned a 65-57 victory over Schlarman. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 550th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 59 points the game before, Georgetown-Ridge Farm was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a blow against La Salette Academy, falling 56-16. The match marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
First Baptist Christian's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-23.
Everything went First Baptist Christian's way against Georgetown-Ridge Farm in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as First Baptist Christian made off with a 65-40 victory. In that game, First Baptist Christian amassed a halftime lead of 42-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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