Basketball Recap: Freedom Christian Academy Snags Fourth Win in Last Five Games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Freedom Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against The Burlington School Spartans by a score of 55-45. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 63-61 back in November of 2024.

Allison Lett

Rebounds

11/15/24 vs Westminster Catawba Christian	25
11/22/24 vs The Burlington School	24
02/15/25 vs The Burlington School	22
12/10/24 @ Trinity Christian	21
02/04/25 vs Village Christian Academy	19
+ 18 more games

Freedom Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Allison Lett, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 22 boards. Freedom Christian Academy is 14-6 when Lett posts eight or more rebounds, but 1-2 otherwise. Neveah Sanford was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.

Despite the loss, The Burlington School still got an impressive performance from Kamryn Russell, who posted 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. That's the most boards Russell has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alaiyah Mitchell, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Freedom Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for The Burlington School, their record now sits at 13-9.

Coming up, Freedom Christian Academy will face off against Rocky Mount Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky Mount Academy will roll in looking for their 21st straight win, something Freedom Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. The Burlington School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.