The Crossover Prep Lions and the Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy N/A will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Crossover Prep can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 55-15 win over Claremore Christian. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Crossover Prep has posted since November 30, 2023.
Meanwhile, Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They strolled past Lakewood Christian with points to spare, taking the game 80-64.
Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Mustafa Alper Kaya scored 26 points along with five steals and Sheen Saunders Jr dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Bonfils Kabwe, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and three blocks.
Crossover Prep pushed their record up to 9-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Crossover Prep lost to Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy at home by a decisive 65-49 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Crossover Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.