Basketball Game Recap: Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions vs. Northland Christian
By Team Reports
Feb 11, 2024, 6:00am
Recap: Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions vs. Northland Christian
The Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They took a hard 44-25 fall against Northland Christian. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Kansas City East Christian Academy of the 42-38 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2017.
Despite the defeat, Kansas City East Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Brayisha Avery dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Avery hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games.
Kansas City East Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Northland Christian, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.
Kansas City East Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-25 loss vs. St. Louis Christian HomeSchool K on the 9th. Northland Christian will head out on the road to face off against Faith Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Christian Academypresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Northland Christian in Missouri (Faith Christian Academy is ranked 221st, while Northland Christian is ranked 494th).