The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will take on the Horizon Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lanier Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Fideles Christian 47-26.
Lanier Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adelyn Gough, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points along with eight boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Meav Fouts, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Lanier Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fideles Christian only posted four assists.
Meanwhile, Horizon Christian Academy came tearing into Saturday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Rangers, posting a 72-22 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Rangers are ranked 429th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Horizon Christian Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Lanier Christian Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-13.
Lanier Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 60-33 defeat at the hands of Horizon Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Horizon Christian Academy's Nyla Black, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten assists. Now that Lanier Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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