The Landmark Christian War Eagles scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Eagle's Landing Christian Academy with a sharp 57-33 win. Landmark Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Landmark Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Melody Painter out in front who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Painter has scored all season. Nikolette Soden was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Layla Lewis, who scored 12 points, and Jazmine Lopez who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 51.5% of Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The win makes it two in a row for Landmark Christian and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Landmark Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Towers at 3:00 p.m. on January 6th. Towers will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 529th, while Landmark Christian is ranked 198th). Eagle's Landing Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Callaway at 2:30 p.m. on January 6th. Callaway is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
