Basketball Recap: Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy extended their home winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from Ethan Hahn. The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys blew past the Christian Heritage Academy Knights 76-52 on Monday thanks in part to Hahn, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played.

Isaiah Keep

Points

02/10/25 vs Christian Heritage Academy	16
02/06/25 vs Craig County	11
02/03/25 @ Timberlake Christian	10
01/31/25 @ New Covenant	8
01/30/25 vs Timberlake Christian	6
+ 13 more games

Another player making a difference was Isaiah Keep, who went 6 for 12 to rack up 16 points and five rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played.

Despite the loss, Christian Heritage Academy had strong showings from Luke Mason, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 15 boards, and Hunter Manning, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Manning a new career-high.

Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.6% in those games and 20.9% outside of them. As for Christian Heritage Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Looking ahead, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy will square off against Faith Christian at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season. Christian Heritage Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.