Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Christian Lions vs. North Decatur Chargers

The Liberty Christian Lions will challenge the North Decatur Chargers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

Liberty Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Anderson Prep Academy with a sharp 61-40 win. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly 21 points.

Meanwhile, North Decatur had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 49-36 victory over the Lancers.

North Decatur's win came from a few key players Liberty Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Owen Rennekamp, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 16 points. He is becoming a predictor of North Decatur's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 4-2 (and 10-11 when he doesn't). Logan O'Dell was another key player, putting up 12 points and six boards.

Liberty Christian's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for North Decatur, they now have a winning record of 14-13.