The Lancaster Christian Academy Knights will square off against the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lancaster Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Franklin Road Christian likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Lancaster Christian Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Franklin Christian Academy. They secured a 68-63 W over the Falcons. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Josh Whitt
| 02/06/25 vs Franklin Christian Academy | 31 |
| 02/04/25 vs Riverside Christian Academy | 29 |
| 01/30/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 24 |
| 01/28/25 vs Franklin Road Christian | 27 |
| 01/24/25 vs Riverside Christian Academy | 26 |
| + 9 more games |
It was another big night for Josh Whitt, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. The game was his 14th in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anderson Breiner, who went 5 for 11 to rack up 19 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin Road Christian). They enjoyed a cozy 95-76 win over Zion Christian Academy on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Minutemen.
Franklin Road Christian found their leader in sophomore Pierre DeShields, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 18 boards. The dominant performance gave DeShields a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Connor Branch, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 assists.
Franklin Road Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Lancaster Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3. As for Franklin Road Christian, their record is now 21-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lancaster Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Franklin Road Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Lancaster Christian Academy came up short against Franklin Road Christian in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 69-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin Road Christian's Ben Walker, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Now that Lancaster Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
