King's Academy lost against Indiana Christian Academy back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. King's Academy took a 69-54 bruising from the Indiana Christian Academy Whirlwinds. While losing is never fun, King's Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while Indiana Christian Academy is ranked 87th).
King's Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Dubois, who went 6 of 14 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Mikel, who posted 14 points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indiana Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Tipton, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points along with five boards and three steals. The matchup was Tipton's third in a row with at least ten points. Jake Gilbert was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for King's Academy and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Indiana Christian Academy, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. King's Academy has already played their next contest (against Varsity Opponent), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Indiana Christian Academy will challenge Tabernacle Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Indiana Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.1 points per game this season.
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