The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-7 victory over Johnson Ferry Christian Academy. The victory was just what Lanier Christian Academy needed coming off of a 66-38 loss in their prior game.
Lanier Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Emma Flowers, who almost dropped a triple-double on 9 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 steals. Flowers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now stole two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Roberts, who scored 9 points.
Lanier Christian Academy pushed their record up to 3-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.0 points per game. As for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Lanier Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Johnson Ferry Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Lanier Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Lanier Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
