Basketball Game Preview: Lanier Christian Academy Lightning vs. Creekside Christian Academy Cougars

The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will face off against the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lanier Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Young Americans Christian 87-58. The Lightning have beaten the Eagles the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.

Meanwhile, Creekside Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Paladins as they made off with a 71-48 victory.

Creekside Christian Academy pushed their record up to 17-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Lanier Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.

Lanier Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Creekside Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 76-65. Will Lanier Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Creekside Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.