If Lanier Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 47-18 takedown of Victory Baptist on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning took a 52-33 bruising from the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars on Friday. The Lightning's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Lanier Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Meav Fouts, who posted seven points along with nine rebounds and five blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Maple Pittmann, who had 11 points plus seven rebounds.
Creekside Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trinity Grant out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Grant is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kyra Ware, who went 8 for 18 en route to 19 points plus three steals and two blocks.
Lanier Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Creekside Christian Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Lanier Christian Academy and Notre Dame Academy will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Lanier Christian Academy's defense has only allowed 26.9 points per game this season, so Notre Dame Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Creekside Christian Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Lanier Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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