Granite Baptist Academy was the 67-23 winner over Milford Christian when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Granite Baptist Academy Guardians took a 46-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Milford Christian Conquerors. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 237th in Maryland, while the Conquerors are ranked 62nd in Delaware).
Milford Christian was led to victory by Esdras Mateo and Keegan Fitzwater. Mateo posted two points in addition to eight boards and six steals, while Fitzwater had 14 points and three steals. Mateo has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played.
Granite Baptist Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. The win snapped Milford Christian's losing streak at ten games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-9 record.
Looking ahead, Granite Baptist Academy will challenge Independent Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on March 7th. As for Milford Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-57 victory against Odenton Christian on the 28th.
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