The SouthLake Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, SouthLake Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Metrolina Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Warriors are ranked 225th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Asheville Christian Academy). They put the hurt on Carolina Day with a sharp 71-47 victory on Tuesday. The Lions pushed the score to 58-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Asheville Christian Academy's win came from a few key players SouthLake Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sara Larios, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points along with eight steals and five assists. That's the most points she has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansley Fuchs, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
SouthLake Christian Academy dropped their record down to 3-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Asheville Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
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