Basketball Recap: Make It 19 in a Row for Augusta Christian

Lions

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ Hammond	73-70
01/28/25 @ Heathwood Hall Episcopal	55-49
01/24/25 @ Cardinal Newman	67-39
01/20/25 @ Northside Christian Academy	86-79
01/16/25 vs Heathwood Hall Episcopal	74-64
+ 14 more games

Augusta Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hammond. The Augusta Christian Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 73-70 win over the Hammond Skyhawks. The victory was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won 19 matchups in a row.

Augusta Christian's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Hammond, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4.

The future could be bright for both Augusta Christian and Hammond: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Augusta Christian will look to extend Ben Lippen's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Hammond will try to hand Cardinal Newman their sixth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.