Emmanuel Christian Academy and Legacy Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions will be home for the holidays to greet the Legacy Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Emmanuel Christian Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
While it was all tied up 15-15 at halftime, Emmanuel Christian Academy was not quite Graham Local's equal in the second half on Tuesday. Emmanuel Christian Academy fell just short of Graham Local by a score of 38-35. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Emmanuel Christian Academy has scored all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Legacy Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 60-49 to Dayton Christian. Legacy Christian Academy has not had much luck with Dayton Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nate Hess, who scored 18 points. That's the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. Parker Burke was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight assists.
Legacy Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Emmanuel Christian Academy's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-5. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.
Emmanuel Christian Academy barely slipped by Legacy Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February, winning 40-39. Does Emmanuel Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Legacy Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
