The Leesburg Christian Prep Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Liberty Christian Prep Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Leesburg Christian Prep is looking for their season's first win.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Leesburg Christian Prep and Varsity Opponent meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Eagles took a 58-41 bruising from Varsity Opponent.
Despite the defeat, Leesburg Christian Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerry Harp dropped a double-double with 15 points and 22 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Joshua Hunter, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Liberty Christian Prep on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Leesburg Christian Prep out of the water with a 71-33 final score. The Lions pushed the score to 50-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Leesburg Christian Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Liberty Christian Prep, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Leesburg Christian Prep was taken down by Liberty Christian Prep 71-33 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 38-17.
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