Maranatha Baptist Academy has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet Rolla HomeSchool at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Maranatha Baptist Academy pushed their score all the way to 74 on December 1st, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 75-74 to Aurora Christian Academy.
Sebastian Rush put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 36 points. He scored a full 48.6% of Maranatha Baptist Academy's points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Clarence Brown, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins dating back to last season, Rolla HomeSchool's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a serious blow against Mid-Missouri HomeSchool, falling 73-43.
Maranatha Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Rolla HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Maranatha Baptist Academy couldn't quite finish off Rolla HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in February and fell 60-57. Will Maranatha Baptist Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
