The Legacy Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Grapevine Faith Christian Lions at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Legacy Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 712th, while Grapevine Faith Christian is ranked 349th).
Legacy Christian Academy has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They escaped with a win on Thursday against Coram Deo Academy by the margin of a single free throw, 52-51.
In what's become a running theme this season, Grapevine Faith Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 81-45 victory over Grace Community at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Grapevine Faith Christian has posted since December 7, 2023.
Grapevine Faith Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was AJ Pace out in front who scored 18 points along with nine rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Harlin, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 0 assists.
Legacy Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Grapevine Faith Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9.
Legacy Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Grapevine Faith Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 86-78. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Grapevine Faith Christian's Luke Stiefel, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Legacy Christian Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
