Liberty Christian Academy is 10-0 against Columbus Christian Academy since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Christian Academy Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Columbus Christian Academy Pacers at 5:00 p.m. Liberty Christian Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
On Tuesday, Liberty Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 32-31 to Temple Christian. While losing is never fun, Liberty Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while Temple Christian is ranked 307th).
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tanner Kuykendall, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and two blocks, and Bryan Bunnells who scored nine points along with five assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kuykendall has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Columbus Christian Academy was beaten by Christ the Cornerstone Academy 81-31 last Tuesday. Columbus Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liberty Christian Academy's loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Columbus Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Liberty Christian Academy strolled past Columbus Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 73-56. Does Liberty Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
