West Florida Baptist Academy is 10-0 against Central Christian since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Central Christian Saints at 3:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully West Florida Baptist Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday.
West Florida Baptist Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard. They really took it to Gulf Pointe Latin for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-17 victory on the road. West Florida Baptist Academy pushed the score to 44-12 by the end of the third, a deficit Gulf Pointe Latin had no chance of recovering from.
West Florida Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makenna Enfinger led the charge by scoring eight points along with three steals. Enfinger has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Pearce, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Central Christian lost a heartbreaker to Pensacola Christian Academy when they met back in January, and they left with a heavy heart again on Saturday. Central Christian's tough 55-34 defeat to Pensacola Christian Academy might stick with them for a while. Central Christian has not had much luck with Pensacola Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Central Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Ayden Lippincott, who scored ten points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Lippincott is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Morgan Hayek was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds.
West Florida Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Central Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: West Florida Baptist Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Central Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Florida Baptist Academy strolled past Central Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 53-34. 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.
