Legacy Christian Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Miami Valley is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will take on the Miami Valley Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Legacy Christian Academy's way against Middletown Christian as Legacy Christian Academy made off with a 64-42 win. Given Legacy Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while Middletown Christian is ranked 828th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parker Burke was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Jacob Thompson was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you make six more threes than your opponent, a fact Miami Valley proved on Saturday. They walked away with a 62-52 win over Twin Valley South.
It was another big night for Jacob Barnard, who scored 21 points along with four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Thomas Cook, who scored 12 points.
Legacy Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Miami Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Legacy Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.7 points per game. However, it's not like Miami Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Legacy Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Miami Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. Will Legacy Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Miami Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
