Liberty Christian hasn't had much luck against Anderson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Liberty Christian Lions will square off against the Anderson Indians at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Liberty Christian will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 41) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Frankton 58-55.
Meanwhile, Anderson came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Arabians 70-52. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Arabians are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty Christian better keep an eye on Damien King. He was instrumental in Anderson's win, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. The match was King's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Titus Hunter, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Anderson was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pendleton Heights only racked up ten assists.
Liberty Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Anderson, their record now sits at 10-1.
Liberty Christian couldn't quite finish off Anderson when the teams last played back in November of 2024 and fell 54-51. Can Liberty Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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