On Tuesday, the Liberty Christian Academy Heat were beaten by the Fayetteville Academy Eagles 78-46. While losing is never fun, the Heat can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Eagles are ranked 106th).

Deon Whitner Jr
02/11/25 @ Fayetteville Academy | 8 |
12/19/24 @ Rocky Mount Academy | 5 |
12/17/24 vs Southeastern Christian Academy | 3 |
12/06/24 vs Epiphany | 3 |
01/13/25 vs John Paul II Catholic | 2 |
Despite the loss, Liberty Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Deon Whitner Jr, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Whitner Jr a new career-high in blocks (eight). Another player making a difference was Mark Bachmann, who posted ten points.
Liberty Christian Academy dropped their record down to 11-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fayetteville Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Liberty Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fayetteville Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-64 victory against Gaston Day on the 13th.
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