The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season. Couldn't have asked for a better start to 2024 than the 69-22 blowout they got at home against First Baptist Academy. The win was just what Lakeway Christian Academy needed coming off of a 65-12 defeat in their prior contest.
Leading Lakeway Christian Academy to victory were Kami Wilson and Kayla Underwood. Wilson scored 24 points, while Underwood scored 14 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Wilson has scored at least 25% of Lakeway Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Ellie Linx, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Lakeway Christian Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7. As for First Baptist Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Lakeway Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Sprayberry at 4:00 p.m. on January 6th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (Sprayberry is ranked 184th in Georgia, while Lakeway Christian Academy is ranked 207th in Tennessee). First Baptist Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Christian Academy of Knoxville at 6:00 p.m. on January 9th. Christian Academy of Knoxville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
