Basketball Recap: Nine Straight Home Wins for Lanier Christian Academy

There's no place like home for Lanier Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against the Horizon Christian Academy Warriors by a score of 63-54 on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 67-62 on January 7th.

Mekhi Barber continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Xavier Barber was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Lanier Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.

Lightning

Previous Games (Home)

01/24/25 vs Horizon Christian Academy	63-54
12/17/24 vs Cherokee Christian	78-62
12/16/24 vs Westminster Christian Academy	95-62
12/13/24 vs Johnson Ferry Christian Academy	89-60
12/12/24 vs Scholars Guild Academy	81-46
+ 4 more games

Lanier Christian Academy's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.6 points per game. As for Horizon Christian Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-7.

Lanier Christian Academy has already played their next game (against Scholars Guild Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Horizon Christian Academy will host St. John Bosco Academy at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. St. John Bosco Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully Horizon Christian Academy likes a good challenge.