Basketball Game Preview: Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers vs. Arborbrook Christian Academy Falcons

Legion Collegiate Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Arborbrook Christian Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Legion Collegiate Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.

Legion Collegiate Academy's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave last Saturday, when they got past Jackson Day's usually-dominant defense. Legion Collegiate Academy took down Jackson Day 63-49. While the Lancers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

LaKiara Alexander was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Devin Long was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.

Legion Collegiate Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jackson Day only racked up seven assists.

Meanwhile, Arborbrook Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Olympic 39-37. The 39-point effort marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Legion Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.4 points. As for Arborbrook Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.