Legacy Christian Academy and Emmanuel Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Legacy Christian Academy Knights are on the road again on Tuesday and play against the Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on December 19th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Legacy Christian Academy came up short against Dayton Christian and fell 60-49. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Legacy Christian Academy in their matchups with Dayton Christian: they've now lost five in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nate Hess, who scored 18 points. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Burke, who scored ten points along with eight assists.
Legacy Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Christian Academy is still winless after their game against Graham Local on Tuesday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. Emmanuel Christian Academy fell just short of Graham Local by a score of 38-35. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Emmanuel Christian Academy has scored all season.
Legacy Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Emmanuel Christian Academy, they bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Legacy Christian Academy and Emmanuel Christian Academy were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February, but Legacy Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 40-39 loss. Can Legacy Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
