Faith Baptist School is 0-10 against Greenwood Mennonite since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Faith Baptist School Falcons will look to defend their home court against the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few points on average, (Faith Baptist School: 21.4, Greenwood Mennonite: 20.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Faith Baptist School unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calvary Christian Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Faith Baptist School has scored all season.
Brenna Binkley was Faith Baptist School's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Kiersten Yates HS held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Mennonite strolled past Salisbury with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 45-26. Given Greenwood Mennonite's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 22nd in Delaware, while Salisbury is ranked 256th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laci Mast continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with two steals. Mast is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Carli Welfley was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds.
Faith Baptist School's defeat dropped their record down to 4-1. As for Greenwood Mennonite, their victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Thursday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Faith Baptist School have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 32 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Greenwood Mennonite struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 38.2 rebounds per game. Given Faith Baptist School's sizeable advantage in that area, Greenwood Mennonite will need to find a way to close that gap.
Faith Baptist School was dealt a bruising 59-15 loss at the hands of Greenwood Mennonite in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Faith Baptist School was down 39-7.
