The West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors will be playing at home against the Baker Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Florida Baptist Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Baker will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, West Florida Baptist Academy beat Gulf Pointe Latin 53-46. 53 seems to be a good number for West Florida Baptist Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
West Florida Baptist Academy relied on the efforts of Makenna Enfinger, who scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds, and Olivia Pearce, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Pearce has scored at least 25% of West Florida Baptist Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Johnson, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Baker, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-27 loss to Rocky Bayou Christian on Tuesday. Baker has struggled against Rocky Bayou Christian recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
West Florida Baptist Academy now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Baker, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
West Florida Baptist Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Baker when the teams last played back in January of 2021, but they still walked away with a 40-34 victory. Does West Florida Baptist Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
