Liberty Christian Academy falls despite strong effort from Lauren Moss

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 1:31pm

Recap: Liberty Christian Academy Eagles vs. Christian Learning Center Mustangs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Liberty Christian Academy Eagles can now relate to. They took a 49-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, Liberty Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 434th in Missouri, while Christian Learning Center is ranked 151st in Kansas).

When it comes to explaining why Liberty Christian Academy lost on Friday, one person who can't be blamed is Lauren Moss. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 57.8% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, marking the 15th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Anna Scheltens was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.

It was another big night for Rylie Allen, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds for Christian Learning Center. Another player making a difference was Micah Bean, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.

Liberty Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Christian Learning Center, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.

Liberty Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Heartland Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. on February 17th. Liberty Christian Academy is facing Heartland Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Heartland Christian Academy is stuck on a 11-game losing streak. As for Christian Learning Center, they and Berean Christian Academy will face off at 11:00 a.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Christian Learning Center is coming into the game with eight straight victories on the road, so Berean Christian Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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