Basketball Recap: Lamar Christian's Run of Seven Straight Victories Now Over

Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/09/24 vs Christian Collegiate Academy	51-53
12/07/24 vs Hattiesburg HomeSchool	55-41
12/06/24 vs Newton County Academy	66-29
12/05/24 @ Columbia Academy	36-32
11/26/24 vs St. Patrick	40-38

It was a good run, but Lamar Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Christian Collegiate Academy Bulldogs by a score of 53-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered since November 19th.

Tahj Hill was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten boards for Christian Collegiate Academy. Hill is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Gabe Collier, who posted ten points.

Lamar Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3. As for Christian Collegiate Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.

Lamar Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Sylva Bay Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Christian Collegiate Academy, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Columbia Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.