Basketball Recap: Liberty Baptist Academy Skates Past Sandy Valley with Ease

Knights

Previous 5 Games

01/23/25 @ Sandy Valley	59-22
01/21/25 @ Word of Life Christian Academy	59-33
01/17/25 @ Mountain View Christian	75-24
01/13/25 vs Sandy Valley	60-26
01/09/25 @ Beaver Dam	41-30

Liberty Baptist Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Sandy Valley Sidewinders to the tune of 59-22. With the Knights ahead 32-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Liberty Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Campbell led the charge by putting up 13 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Josiah Delgado, who almost dropped a triple-double on ten points, nine boards, and nine blocks.

Liberty Baptist Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sandy Valley only posted five assists.

Sandy Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Turner, who posted seven points.

Liberty Baptist Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points per game. As for Sandy Valley, their loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14.

Liberty Baptist Academy has already played their next match, a 48-47 victory against Beaver Dam on the 27th. As for Sandy Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-12 defeat against Pahranagat Valley on the 24th.