Basketball Recap: Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Falls to Escambia Academy in First Game of Season

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. The match between them and the Escambia Academy Cougars wasn't particularly close, with the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays falling 78-63. The Stingrays were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Rontae Watson had an outrageously good game for Escambia Academy as he scored 33 points. Another player making a difference was Isiacc Ratcliff, who earned 12 points.

The win made it two in a row for Escambia Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

While Lighthouse Private Christian Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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