The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Lehigh Christian Academy Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Notre Dame-Green Pond has four straight victories, Lehigh Christian Academy has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Northwestern Lehigh scored an imposing 66 points on Tuesday, Notre Dame-Green Pond still came out on top. Notre Dame-Green Pond had just enough and edged Northwestern Lehigh out 68-66. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Notre Dame-Green Pond has posted yet this season.
Lehigh Christian Academy suffered their biggest defeat since December 7, 2023 on Monday. They were the victim of a tough 71-45 loss at the hands of Lehigh Valley Academy. Lehigh Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.
Despite the loss, Lehigh Christian Academy got a solid performance out of Jacob Lewis, who scored 32 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 71.1% of Lehigh Christian Academy's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Xavier Gross was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Lehigh Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
