The Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots will head out to face off against the Forsyth Home Educators Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Forsyth Home Educators is hoping to do what Hickory Christian Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy blew past Hickory Christian Academy 49-26. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Patriots just coasted through the last quarter.
| 01/14/25 vs Hickory Christian Academy | 9 |
| 01/13/25 vs Covenant Classical | 18 |
| 01/07/25 @ Greater Cabarrus S | 8 |
| 12/20/24 @ SouthLake Christian Academy | 20 |
| 12/17/24 @ Hickory Grove Christian | 10 |
It was another big night for Leia Garrett, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Garrett is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Mikayla Talbott was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.
Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 18 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forsyth Home Educators). They were the clear victor by a 59-33 margin over Asheboro Hybrid Academy on Monday. The victory was nothing new for the Hawks as they're now sitting on four straight.
Forsyth Home Educators found their leader in sophomore Taylor Harkey, who posted 22 points and five steals. Forsyth Home Educators is 10-3 when Harkey posts three or more steals, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Deck, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 boards.
Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy's record now sits at 7-5. As for Forsyth Home Educators, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 37.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Forsyth Home Educators struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy came up short against Forsyth Home Educators in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 45-39. Can Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
