Basketball Recap: Acadiana Christian Drops Highest Score of Season Against Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics

Lions

Team Score

12/17/24 vs Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics	69
12/10/24 @ First Baptist Christian	63
11/05/24 vs Immanuel Christian	62
11/12/24 vs John Paul the Great Academy	44
11/07/24 @ Word of God Academy	42
11/15/24 vs NELA Christian Homeschool	37

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Acadiana Christian). They walked away with a 69-57 win over the Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics Storm on Tuesday. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.

It was another big night for Kollin Thibeaux, who went 9 of 17 from beyond the arc on his way to 48 points and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Acadiana Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Burch, who posted two points in addition to ten boards and five steals.

Despite the loss, Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics still got an impressive performance from Nehemiah Hackman, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Hackman's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Lonsberry, who put up ten points and three steals.

Acadiana Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-5.

Acadiana Christian will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on John Paul the Great Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 71-51 defeat against Varsity Opponent on the 19th.