Chapelgate Christian Academy was the 52-50 winner over Liberty when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Chapelgate Christian Academy Yellowjackets were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 66-65 to the Liberty Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (61), the Yellowjackets still had to take the loss.
Chapelgate Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Landen Custis, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 23 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Milledge, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Chapelgate Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Liberty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chapelgate Christian Academy will challenge St. Mary's at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty, they will face off against Francis Scott Key at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Francis Scott Key likes a good challenge.
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