The Creekside Christian Academy Cougars will square off against the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Creekside Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Pinecrest Academy 71-48. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won 11 contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Lanier Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their matchup with ease, bagging an 87-58 win over the Eagles. Given the Lightning's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Eagles are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Creekside Christian Academy pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Lanier Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 22-5.
Creekside Christian Academy came up short against Lanier Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 76-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lanier Christian Academy's Mekhi Barber, who almost dropped a double-double with 33 points and nine boards. Now that Creekside Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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