Preview: Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays vs. Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators
The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators at 6:30 p.m. on January 16th. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully Gulf Pointe Latin likes a good challenge.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy suffered their closest defeat since December 19, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Destin by a score of 74-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Saturday (64), Lighthouse Private Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Gulf Pointe Latin's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 50-49 to South Baldwin Christian Academy.
Micah Crumpler put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Aikins, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Gulf Pointe Latin, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.