Mead Hall Episcopal School is 0-9 against Curtis Baptist since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Mead Hall Episcopal School Panthers will get right back to it and host the Curtis Baptist Crusaders at 6:15 p.m. on January 26th. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mead Hall Episcopal School has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Curtis Baptist will arrive with six straight victories.
On Thursday, Mead Hall Episcopal School lost to Augusta Prep Day at home by a decisive 34-20 margin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Mead Hall Episcopal School came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 235th in South Carolina, while Augusta Prep Day is ranked 475th in Georgia).
In what's become a running theme this season, Curtis Baptist gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Horse Creek Academy 57-21 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-15.
Curtis Baptist's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maci Butler, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals, and Mia Price, who scored 16 points along with five steals. Price hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. Another player making a difference was Mariah Price, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Mead Hall Episcopal School dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 14.0 points per game. As for Curtis Baptist, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Mead Hall Episcopal School was dealt a bruising 53-13 loss at the hands of Curtis Baptist in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mead Hall Episcopal School was down 39-3.
