Haywood Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Haywood Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 484th, while Lake Lure Classical Academy is ranked 65th).
Last Friday, Haywood Christian Academy came up short against The Master's Academy and fell 41-31.
Meanwhile, Lake Lure Classical Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 79-39 win over Mountain View Christian Academy. Lake Lure Classical Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lake Lure Classical Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Justin Barker led the charge by scoring 19 points. The matchup was Barker's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Da'Zirus Watkins, who scored 16 points along with 5 steals.
Haywood Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lake Lure Classical Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Haywood Christian Academy was taken down by Lake Lure Classical Academy 55-16 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Haywood Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
