Harding Academy is 2-8 against Lausanne Collegiate since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Harding Academy Lions will head out to challenge the Lausanne Collegiate Lynx at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Harding Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Last Friday, Harding Academy humbled First Assembly Christian with a 70-24 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Crusaders are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lausanne Collegiate). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat First Assembly Christian 79-44. The Lynx pushed the score to 65-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had no chance of recovering from.
Harding Academy better keep an eye on Zuri Mcclure. He was instrumental in Lausanne Collegiate's win, putting up 31 points. With that strong performance, Mcclure is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Patrick Thompson was another key player, scoring 12 points.
Harding Academy pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Lausanne Collegiate, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
Harding Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Lausanne Collegiate when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 65-63. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mcclure, who went 6 for 14 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Harding Academy still be able to contain Mcclure? There's only one way to find out.
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