Calvary Baptist and Founders Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Calvary Baptist Eagles challenge the Founders Christian Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Calvary Baptist is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since December 12, 2023 two weeks ago. They were outmatched by Alpha Omega Academy and fell 88-58.
Calvary Baptist's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Wilson, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 25 points and six assists, and Cannon Hargrave, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 18 points. That was a full 43.1% of Calvary Baptist's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Heine, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, Founders Christian waltzed into their match last Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They claimed a resounding 55-5 victory over Second Baptist University-Model. That looming 55-5 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Falcons yet this season.
Founders Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Calvary Baptist, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Calvary Baptist came up short against Founders Christian in their previous meeting back in November, falling 56-45. Can Calvary Baptist avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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