It was fun while it lasted, but Young Americans Christian's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Saturday. They took an 86-69 bruising from the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Lightning: they've now lost six in a row.
It was another big night for Mekhi Barber, who went 14 for 20 en route to 29 points plus six rebounds and three steals for Lanier Christian Academy. That makes it three consecutive games in which Barber has scored at least a third of Lanier Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Xavier Barber, who went 7 for 11 en route to 15 points plus five steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Young Americans Christian fell to 3-1. As for Lanier Christian Academy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Young Americans Christian will head out to face off against New Creation Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Young Americans Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Lanier Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Fideles Christian at 8:00 p.m. Fideles Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.8 points per game this season.
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