Preview: Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions vs. Platte County Pirates
The Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions and the Platte County Pirates will face off at 4:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kansas City East Christian Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Barstow by a score of 78-75. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Monday (56), Kansas City East Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jared Devine, who scored 28 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kevin Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Platte County suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 81-60 walloping at the hands of Fort Osage. Platte County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kansas City East Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. As for Platte County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Kansas City East Christian Academy beat Platte County 47-35 in their previous meeting back in January of 2016. Will Kansas City East Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Platte County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
