Acadiana Christian comes up short despite Ty Olivier's dominant performance

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2024, 8:21pm

Recap: Acadiana Christian Lions vs. Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots

The Acadiana Christian Lions suffered their biggest defeat since December 21, 2023 on Monday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 74-51 walloping at the hands of Christian Home Educators Fellowship. Acadiana Christian has not had much luck with Christian Home Educators Fellowship recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Acadiana Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ty Olivier. Despite the final result, he scored 29 points along with two steals. That was a full 56.9% of Acadiana Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Wilder, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.

Acadiana Christian's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 13-7. As for Christian Home Educators Fellowship, the victory (which was their 20th in a row) raised their record to 28-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Acadiana Christian will take on Shreveport HomeSchool Sports at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Home Educators Fellowship won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool at 8:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Christian Home Educators Fellowship is ranked 41st).