After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cambridge Christian, the Redeemer Christian Lions were happy to have found some success on Saturday. They walked away with a 61-48 win over Warner Christian Academy. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 13 more assists than your opponent, as Redeemer Christian did.
Leading Redeemer Christian to victory were Davis Lehman and Beau Suarez. Lehman dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds, while Suarez scored 26 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Suarez has scored at least a third of Redeemer Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Miller-Edwards, who scored five points along with 11 rebounds.
Warner Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kayleb Goolsby, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. That's the first time this season that Goolsby posted two or more blocks. Christian Nicholas was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Redeemer Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Warner Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Redeemer Christian and First Assembly Christian Academy will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Warner Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against First Baptist Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
