Faith Baptist is 2-7 against Pilibos since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Faith Baptist Contenders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pilibos Eagles at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Faith Baptist's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
While it was all tied up 34-34 at halftime, Faith Baptist was not quite Vasquez's equal in the second half last Tuesday. Faith Baptist took a 73-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vasquez. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Pilibos pushed their score all the way to 65 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 69-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oakwood. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pilibos in their matchups with Oakwood: they've now lost four in a row.
Antranik Balian put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 32 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 49.2% of Pilibos' points, marking the 13th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Eric Honanian, who scored 18 points.
Faith Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Pilibos, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Faith Baptist and Pilibos were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but Faith Baptist came up empty-handed after a 60-59 loss. Will Faith Baptist have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
