Having just played yesterday, the Baldwin Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Aquinas Fightin' Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Baldwin has five straight wins, Aquinas has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, everything came up roses for Baldwin against Cross Creek as the squad secured a 66-27 victory. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Aquinas came up short against Academy of Richmond County on Tuesday and fell 51-44. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Musketeers are ranked 205th).
Baldwin has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Everything came up roses for Baldwin against Aquinas in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 78-25 win. In that matchup, Baldwin amassed a halftime lead of 34-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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