The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They had just enough and edged Liberty Christian Academy out 38-36. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Harrells Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Liberty Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sarah Minner, who scored 14 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Minner scored a full 38.9% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Rooks, who scored 9 points along with 4 steals.
Harrells Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Liberty Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Harrells Christian Academy will be playing at home against Greenfield at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against John Paul II Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. John Paul II Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
