Basketball Recap: Lancaster Christian Academy Comes Up Short

After a string of six wins, Lancaster Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 73-72 to the Zion Christian Academy Eagles. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 88-65.

Lancaster Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Josh Whitt, who went 7 for 13 en route to 24 points and six rebounds. The matchup was Whitt's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anderson Breiner, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 21 points in addition to six boards and four steals.

Gabe Davenport continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Zion Christian Academy, going 13 for 24 en route to 37 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Davenport has scored at least a third of Zion Christian Academy's points. Hampton Machado was another key player, going 8 of 19 on his way to 18 points and five assists.

Lancaster Christian Academy's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 17-2. As for Zion Christian Academy, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7.

Lancaster Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 86-63 victory against Franklin Christian Academy on the 21st. Zion Christian Academy has also already played their next game, an 86-53 loss against Richland on the 20th.