The Athens Christian Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Lakeview Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Athens Christian comes in on four and Lakeview Academy on 12.
If Athens Christian beats Lakeview Academy with 64 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Athens Christian walked away with a 64-53 victory over Loganville Christian Academy on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Lions are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Lakeview Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 60-52.
Lakeview Academy pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games. As for Athens Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
Athens Christian was taken down by Lakeview Academy 81-50 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Athens Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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