The Liberty Christian Academy Eagles struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Shekinah Christian Flames had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Liberty Christian Academy suffered a rough 42-16 defeat at the hands of Shekinah Christian. Liberty Christian Academy was down 35-11 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
When it comes to explaining why Liberty Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Shelby Carr. Despite the final result, she scored seven points along with six rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 43.8% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, marking the 17th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carolee Marcum, who scored no points along with ten rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shekinah Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abigail DeTelder, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Alinea Slabaugh, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Shekinah Christian, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Liberty Christian Academy will be playing at home against Tree of Life Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tree of Life Christian is coming into the game with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Liberty Christian Academy will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Shekinah Christian, they will square off against Granville Christian Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Shekinah Christian is facing Granville Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Granville Christian Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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