The Legacy Christian Academy Knights won the last time they faced the Franklin Monroe Jets, and things went their way on Saturday too. Legacy Christian Academy strolled past Franklin Monroe with points to spare, taking the game 58-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Legacy Christian Academy.
Leading Legacy Christian Academy to victory were Parker Burke and Jacob Thompson. Burke scored 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds, while Thompson dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. The match was Burke's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Cancino, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Legacy Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Franklin Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Legacy Christian Academy will take on Fayetteville-Perry at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fayetteville-Perry will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 664th, while Legacy Christian Academy is ranked 260th). As for Franklin Monroe, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Tri-County North at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th. Tri-County North is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
