The Lake Norman Christian Lions will challenge the Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Lake Norman Christian against South Charlotte as the team secured an 85-46 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Thunder are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Elevation Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to New Life Christian Academy on the road by a 87-69 margin. The Honey Badgers were down 70-46 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Lake Norman Christian will need focus on slowing down STEPHEN SHAKO, one of several Elevation Prep Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave SHAKO a new career-high in points. DIDIER ILUNGA was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Elevation Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Lake Norman Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-11.
Lake Norman Christian took their victory against Elevation Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 87-65. Will Lake Norman Christian repeat their success, or does Elevation Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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