Even though the Maranatha Baptist Academy Warriors scored an imposing 74 points on Friday, the Aurora Christian Academy Arrows still came out on top. Aurora Christian Academy escaped with a win against Maranatha Baptist Academy by the margin of a single free throw, 75-74. The win made it back-to-back wins for Aurora Christian Academy.
It was another big night for Dawson Lewis, who scored 28 points along with 9 rebounds and 8 assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Aurora Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Jones, who scored 25 points.
When it comes to explaining why Maranatha Baptist Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sebastian Rush. Despite the final result, he scored 36 points. The matchup was Rush's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Clarence Brown was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Aurora Christian Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Maranatha Baptist Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Varsity Opponent the next time they take the court. Maranatha Baptist Academy will host Varsity Opponent at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Aurora Christian Academy will head out to face them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
