The Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights and the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Bethlehem Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 on Friday.
Bethlehem Christian Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Providence Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bethlehem Christian Academy lost 66-41 to Providence Christian Academy. The Knights were down 52-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Bethlehem Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Rockie Sapp, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryleigh Acres, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Lanier Christian Academy entered their tilt with Varsity Opponent on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 1-0 victory over Varsity Opponent.
Lanier Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bethlehem Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Bethlehem Christian Academy beat Lanier Christian Academy 40-31 in their previous matchup back in January of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethlehem Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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