The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Tri-Cities Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Saturday, Lakeway Christian Academy lost to Riverdale on the road by a 54-37 margin. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakeway Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Kami Wilson was a machine: she posted 23 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. That was a full 62.2% of Lakeway Christian Academy's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Whetzel, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, Tri-Cities Christian strolled past DeKalb County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-39. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Tigers are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri-Cities Christian's win came from a few key players Lakeway Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Emery Haws, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Michaela Dixon, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
Lakeway Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Tri-Cities Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lakeway Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Tri-Cities Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Lakeway Christian Academy against Tri-Cities Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, as the team secured an 85-14 victory. In that game, Lakeway Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 50-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
