Basketball Recap: Lake Lure Classical Academy Takes a Loss

If Lake Lure Classical Academy was riding high fresh off their 61-37 takedown of Chase on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Raptors were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 44-43 to the Temple Baptist Eagles. The matchup was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Raptors couldn't quite close it out.

Landry Mize

Points

12/04/25 vs Temple Baptist	16
12/02/25 vs Chase	16
11/21/25 vs Cherryville	20
11/18/25 @ Community Christian Academy	28

When it comes to explaining why Lake Lure Classical Academy lost, don't look at Landry Mize. Despite the final result, she shot 44% from the field on her way to 16 points along with five steals and four blocks. The game was Mize's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Amiyah Whiteside, who posted 13 points.

Lake Lure Classical Academy moved to 4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Temple Baptist, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Lure Classical Academy will welcome Spartanburg Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Temple Baptist, they will be playing at home against Community Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles will be up against the Warriors' rather soft defense (which has allowed 65.75 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.