Lighthouse Christian is on a six-game streak of home wins, while South Haven Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lighthouse Christian Lions will welcome South Haven Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lighthouse Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Clarksville Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lighthouse Christian blew Clarksville Christian out of the water with a 66-24 final score. With the Lions ahead 38-17 at the half, the match was all but over already.
| 02/04/25 vs Clarksville Christian | 17 |
| 01/30/25 @ Franklin Christian Academy | 15 |
| 01/24/25 vs Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy | 15 |
| 01/17/25 @ Varsity Opponent | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lighthouse Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kolby Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds. Matthews' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Lucas Haymer was another key player, going 9 of 10 en route to 21 points and eight boards.
Lighthouse Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely South Haven Christian's strategy against Varsity Opponent on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Haven Christian blew Varsity Opponent out of the water with a 70-30 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point South Haven Christian had established a 38 point advantage.
South Haven Christian's win came from a few key players Lighthouse Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Trevor Steinbrook, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points and five steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jared White, who went 6 of 15 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Lighthouse Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for South Haven Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Lighthouse Christian and South Haven Christian are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lighthouse Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 63.3 points per game. However, it's not like South Haven Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.4 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Lighthouse Christian strolled past South Haven Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 66-47. Does Lighthouse Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Haven Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
