Basketball Recap: Del Lago Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Maranatha Christian

Firebirds

Team Score

01/15/25 vs Maranatha Christian	68
12/03/24 vs Preuss UCSD	53
01/08/25 vs High Tech NC	46
01/07/25 @ Coastal Academy	45
11/19/24 @ Escondido	42

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Del Lago Academy). They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 68-5 victory over the Maranatha Christian Eagles. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Firebirds with their most commanding win of the season.

Del Lago Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.6 points per game. As for Maranatha Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Del Lago Academy will challenge Patrick Henry at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Patrick Henry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. As for Maranatha Christian, they will head out to face off against Orange Glen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.