St. Martin de Porres has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the First Baptist Christian Sabres at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully St. Martin de Porres focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Sunday.
Last Sunday, St. Martin de Porres was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to Cleveland Central Catholic. St. Martin de Porres has struggled against Cleveland Central Catholic recently, as their contest on Sunday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Alexis Fluker, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Lyric Johnson, who scored eight points along with six steals.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Open Door Christian 25-8. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points First Baptist Christian has scored all year.
St. Martin de Porres has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for First Baptist Christian, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
St. Martin de Porres was taken down by First Baptist Christian 51-23 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can St. Martin de Porres avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
