Basketball Recap: Ambassador Christian School Victorious

Ambassador Christian School's game on Tuesday was all tied up 16-16 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They slipped by the Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots 31-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.

Ambassador Christian School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jacie Kirwin, who posted ten points and three steals. Gabrielle Gophin was another key player, putting up seven points along with eight rebounds and four steals.

Despite the loss, Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Leia Garrett, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. Garrett is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Reilly Turner, who put up four points and five rebounds.

Lions

Previous Games (Away)

01/28/25 @ Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy	31-30
01/17/25 @ Non Varsity Opponent	56-24
01/06/25 @ Westminster Catawba Christian	59-30
12/19/24 @ The Fletcher School	56-19
12/13/24 @ Gaston Day	50-5
+ 2 more games

Ambassador Christian School pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-7.

Ambassador Christian School has already played their next matchup (against Victory Christian Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Covenant Classical.