The Liberty Christian Academy Heat suffered their biggest defeat since November 30, 2023 on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Southeastern Christian Academy, falling 80-49. While losing is never fun, Liberty Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while Southeastern Christian Academy is ranked 206th).
Liberty Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mark Bachmann, who scored 16 points along with four steals, and Luke Cavanaugh who scored 19 points. Drake Davidson was another key contributor, scoring two points along with five rebounds and four blocks.
Liberty Christian Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Southeastern Christian Academy racked up 16 assists.
Southeastern Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Grady Price, who scored 21 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Nyberg, who scored 16 points along with nine rebounds.
Liberty Christian Academy has fallen quite a ways from their 19-6 record last season and are now at 5-8. As for Southeastern Christian Academy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Liberty Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Bethel Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Southeastern Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Harrells Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Harrells Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Southeastern Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
