Lake Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Mid-Missouri HomeSchool recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Lake Christian Academy will head out on the road to take on Mid-Missouri HomeSchool at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Lake Christian Academy took a blow against Heritage Academy, falling 77-33.
Despite the loss, Lake Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gabe Nugent posted 25 points. That was a full 75.8% of Lake Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Nugent has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Mid-Missouri HomeSchool ended up a good deal behind Rolla HomeSchool on Monday and lost 67-52. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Rolla HomeSchool are ranked 38th).
Lake Christian Academy will have to contain Carter Lovell as he made an impact in Mid-Missouri HomeSchool's last game. He shot 50% from the field on his way to 26 points and four steals. Lovell's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Driscoll, who scored five points and four steals.
Lake Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mid-Missouri HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Lake Christian Academy took a serious blow against Mid-Missouri HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, falling 82-13. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake Christian Academy was down 46-8.
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