First Baptist had to start their season on the road on Wednesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Liberty Baptist Eagles. First Baptist's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caden Marshall, who had 17 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Marshall has scored at least a third of Liberty Baptist's points. Another player making a difference was Nick Burkholder, who had 12 points.
Liberty Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
While First Baptist had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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