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| 12/03/24 - Home | 38-43 L |
| 12/07/23 - Away | 56-28 W |
| 01/17/23 - Home | 51-46 W |
| 12/29/22 - Neutral | 51-39 W |
| 12/09/22 - Away | 57-46 W |
| + 5 more games |
Neumann is 8-2 against First Baptist Academy since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Neumann Celtics are taking a road trip to face off against the First Baptist Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. Neumann is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Neumann was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-35 to Gateway. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Eagles are ranked 100th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brooke Mills, who posted ten points and five rebounds. Mylee Van De Wouw was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy posted their biggest victory since January 29th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bishop Verot as First Baptist Academy made off with a 48-27 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
First Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Neumann, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Neumann came up short against First Baptist Academy in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 43-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of First Baptist Academy's Laila Stewart, who went 8 of 13 on her way to 20 points. Now that Neumann knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
