The Rivers of Life Christian Eagles lost against the Liberty Christian Academy Eagles back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Rivers of Life Christian was beaten by Liberty Christian Academy 42-14. Rivers of Life Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-5.
Despite the defeat, Rivers of Life Christian saw an underclassman step up: Ali Thompson scored four points along with 13 rebounds and five steals. Thompson scored a full 28.6% of Rivers of Life Christian's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Lauren Moss continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Liberty Christian Academy, almost dropping a triple-double on 18 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals. The contest was Moss' eighth in a row with at least ten points. Anna Scheltens was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight steals.
Rivers of Life Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Liberty Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rivers of Life Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on The Fulton at 4:30 p.m. on January 11, 2024. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Christian Fellowship at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Christian Fellowship is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
