Legacy Christian Academy is 9-1 against Middletown Christian since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will be playing at home against the Middletown Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Legacy Christian Academy will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Saturday, Legacy Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Dixie.
Despite the defeat, Legacy Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Thompson dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 13 games he's played. Michael Little was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Middletown Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cincinnati Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Legacy Christian Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4. As for Middletown Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything went Legacy Christian Academy's way against Middletown Christian in their previous matchup back in January as Legacy Christian Academy made off with a 59-37 win. Will Legacy Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Middletown Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
