Basketball Recap: Sylvan Hills Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Little Rock Christian Academy

On Friday, Sylvan Hills faced Little Rock Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Sylvan Hills Bears made off with a 54-53 win over the Little Rock Christian Academy Warriors. 54 seems to be a good number for the Bears as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Sylvan Hills is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Little Rock Christian Academy, their defeat ended a 23-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-5.

Coincidentally, Sylvan Hills and Little Rock Christian Academy will both be playing Vilonia the next time they take the court. Sylvan Hills will host Vilonia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Little Rock Christian Academy will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th.