The West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors will be taking part in a tournament against the Lighthouse Baptist Academy Ambassadors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lighthouse Baptist Academy is hoping to do what East Hill Christian couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to West Florida Baptist Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. West Florida Baptist Academy blew past East Hill Christian 63-37. The Conquerors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
West Florida Baptist Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Wiggins, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus eight assists and eight rebounds. Wiggins is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Shepard Brown was another key player, going 8 for 16 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Lighthouse Baptist Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 68-62 to Full Life Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Ambassadors still had to take the loss.
Lighthouse Baptist Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
West Florida Baptist Academy came up short against Lighthouse Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 53-47. Thankfully for West Florida Baptist Academy, Clay Scofield (who dropped a double-double on 42 points and 23 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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