Basketball Preview: Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays vs. Marianna Bulldogs
The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays will head out to square off against the Marianna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Destin on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy was beaten by Destin 72-44.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Marianna on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Cottondale out of the water with an 86-57 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 22 point advantage.
Marianna's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Mobley led the charge by going 6 for 10 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Mobley a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Nykavian Bradley, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds.
Marianna's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 86-63 loss they got from Marianna in their previous meeting back in January. Thankfully for Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, Tra'Jan Spears (who went 9 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 36 points plus two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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