The Legacy Christian Academy Knights won the last time they faced the Middletown Christian Eagles, and things went their way on Friday too. Legacy Christian Academy was the clear victor by a 64-42 margin over Middletown Christian. Given Legacy Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while Middletown Christian is ranked 828th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Parker Burke, who scored 17 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Thompson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Legacy Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Middletown Christian, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Legacy Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Miami Valley at 7:00 p.m. Miami Valley will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Legacy Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Middletown Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-40 defeat vs. West Jefferson on the 10th.
