Grace Baptist Academy is 0-10 against Silverdale Academy since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Grace Baptist Academy Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Grace Baptist Academy: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Silverdale Academy has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road.
Grace Baptist Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They took a serious blow against Boyd-Buchanan, falling 74-32. Grace Baptist Academy has struggled against Boyd-Buchanan recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Silverdale Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They escaped with a win against Boyd-Buchanan by the margin of a single free throw, 65-64. That's two games straight that Silverdale Academy has won by exactly a single point.
Silverdale Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Houston Holland led the charge by scoring 19 points. Holland continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Kennedy Okpara was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Grace Baptist Academy has been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Silverdale Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 22-1.
Grace Baptist Academy was taken down by Silverdale Academy 55-18 when the teams last played last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holland, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Grace Baptist Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
