Faith Baptist School is 0-10 against the Flames since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Faith Baptist School Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few points on average, (Faith Baptist School: 24.5, the Flames: 20.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Faith Baptist School was able to grind out a solid win over the , taking the game 40-29. Given Faith Baptist School's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brenna Binkley had an outrageously good game as she scored 17 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kiersten Yates HS, who scored six points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Mennonite can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They breezed by Fairwinds Christian on the road to the tune of 49-9. Winning may never get old, but Greenwood Mennonite sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Greenwood Mennonite can attribute much of their success to Laci Mast, who scored 12 points along with eight steals, and Faith Troyer, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Mast is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Nona Wright was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with ten rebounds.
Faith Baptist School pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Greenwood Mennonite, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Faith Baptist School have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Greenwood Mennonite struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Faith Baptist School was taken down by the Flames 47-18 when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mast, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Now that Faith Baptist School knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
