This season hasn't been kind to the Southwest Christian Academy Lions, who are still winless after their eighth matchup. They lost to Christian Ministries Academy on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Southwest Christian Academy of the 39-20 defeat they experienced in the two teams' previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Christian Ministries Academy was led to victory by Lexi Roelke and Faith James. Roelke scored six points, while James scored 19 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which James has scored at least a third of Christian Ministries Academy's points.
Southwest Christian Academy dropped their record down to 0-8 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 15.0 points per game. As for Christian Ministries Academy, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Southwest Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Gospel Light Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Christian Ministries Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against New Life Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on January 26th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Arkansas (New Life Christian Academy is ranked 258th, while Christian Ministries Academy is ranked 248th).
