The Antioch Christian Academy Gators will be playing at home against the Sandhills Classical Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Antioch Christian Academy has not done well against Liberty Christian Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Antioch Christian Academy claimed a resounding 45-16 win over Liberty Christian Academy on the road. Given Antioch Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while Liberty Christian Academy is ranked 547th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daelen Jarry was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Antioch Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Carson Phillips, who scored 8 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
Meanwhile, Sandhills Classical Christian humbled Liberty Christian Academy with a 46-18 victory.
The win makes it two in a row for Antioch Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Sandhills Classical Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
