Basketball Recap: Lancaster Christian Academy Beats Franklin Road Christian for Their Fourth Straight Win

Lancaster Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 70-55 victory over the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Minutemen last Tuesday, they had to take a 69-62 defeat.

Josh Whitt

Points

02/08/25 vs Franklin Road Christian	21
02/06/25 vs Franklin Christian Academy	31
02/04/25 vs Riverside Christian Academy	29
01/30/25 vs Varsity Opponent	24
01/28/25 vs Franklin Road Christian	27
+ 10 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lancaster Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Whitt, who went 7 for 12 en route to 21 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Whitt is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last 15 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Anderson Breiner, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points and six assists.

Whitt wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Lancaster Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists.they racked up seven more assists than Franklin Road Christian's almost as impressive total of 17

Franklin Road Christian's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Pierre DeShields, who went 6 for 9 to rack up 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Alcorn, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and eight boards.

Lancaster Christian Academy's record is now 24-3. As for Franklin Road Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-13.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lancaster Christian Academy will take on South Haven Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lancaster Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully South Haven Christian likes a good challenge. As for Franklin Road Christian, they will challenge Christian Community at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin Road Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.