A feisty cat fight is on tap when the KIPP Legacy Lions take on the Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday... The two teams have allowed few points on average, (KIPP Legacy: 26.8, Crosspointe Christian Academy: 29) so any points scored will be well earned.
KIPP Legacy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Traders Point Christian offense got past them. KIPP Legacy took a 57-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Traders Point Christian on Tuesday. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
KIPP Legacy might have lost, but man, Nadiya Abdullah was a machine: she posted 27 points. That was a full 61.4% of KIPP Legacy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Alicia Crawford, who put up 12 points.
Meanwhile, Crosspointe Christian Academy entered their tilt with Colonial Christian on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 41-30. The Panthers pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
Crosspointe Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.6 points per game. As for KIPP Legacy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
KIPP Legacy was dealt a bruising 57-21 defeat at the hands of Crosspointe Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will KIPP Legacy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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