The Lafayette Christian Cougars entered their tilt with the Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Lafayette Christian snuck past Holy Ground Baptist Academy with a 62-58 victory on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Bruno Tellez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 14 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joshua Zapata, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Lafayette Christian pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for Holy Ground Baptist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lafayette Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Praise Academy at 8:00 p.m. on January 19th. Holy Ground Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Trinity Christian School of Griffin at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Trinity Christian School of Griffin has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 842 points over their last 11 matches.
