The Peoples Baptist Academy Knights entered their tilt with the Trinity Christian School of Griffin LIONS with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Peoples Baptist Academy had just enough and edged Trinity Christian School of Griffin out 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Peoples Baptist Academy has posted yet this season.
Leading Peoples Baptist Academy to victory were Emily St. Cyr and Emma Satterfield. St. Cyr scored 16 points, while Satterfield scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points St. Cyr has scored all season. Kaitlynn Dorsey was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian School of Griffin lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Leah McLaurin. Despite the final result, she scored nine points along with seven assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Chloe Thompson, who scored 11 points.
Peoples Baptist Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Trinity Christian School of Griffin, they bumped their record down to 3-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Peoples Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Appling Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Appling Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight two weeks ago. As for Trinity Christian School of Griffin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Central Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
