It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Liberty Christian Academy Eagles can now relate to. They fell 55-47 to the Lions on Thursday. Liberty Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as The Daniel Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2022.
Despite the defeat, Liberty Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Willy Mueller dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Brody Kuehn was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two blocks.
The Daniel Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jesse Yap led the charge by scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Yap has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Maldonado, who scored nine points along with three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 15-11. As for The Daniel Academy, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
Liberty Christian Academy is on the road again on Friday and plays Crosspoint Christian at 1:30 p.m. on February 16th. Liberty Christian Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. As for The Daniel Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Maranatha Baptist Academy at 8:00 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in The Daniel Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
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