The Evangel Christian Academy Lions basketball team scored 53 points and limited the visiting Escambia Academy Cougars to 22 in the Lions non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Lions now possess a 10-5 record. They play next when they host Lowndes Academy for a AISA AA Region 2 game on Tuesday, January 14. Evangel Christian Academy will confront a Rebels team coming off a 41-39 non-league loss to Edgewood Academy (Elmore, AL). The Rebels record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Escambia Academy falls to 0-6 on the campaign. The Cougars host Snook Christian Academy (Foley, AL) to confront the Eagles in a AISA A Region 3 game on Tuesday, January 14. The Eagles go into the game with a record of 2-5. Snook Christian Academy lost 34-13 in their recent non-league game against Central Christian (Robertsdale, AL)