Basketball Recap: Providence Christian Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Lanier Christian Academy

Storm

Team Score

02/01/25 vs Lanier Christian Academy	83
12/06/24 vs Elbert County	81
11/22/24 vs Mountain View	76
01/28/25 @ Elbert County	75
11/16/24 vs The Weber School	75

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence Christian Academy). They strolled past the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 83-67. For the Storm, this counts as revenge for the 78-47 victory the Lightning walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2018.

When it comes to explaining why Lanier Christian Academy lost, don't look at Mekhi Barber. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Barber is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Emmitt Tracy, who posted 11 points and five boards.

Providence Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Lanier Christian Academy, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 18-5 record.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Providence Christian Academy will welcome Rabun County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Lanier Christian Academy has already played their next match (against Scholars Guild Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.