Basketball Recap: Lakecrest Baptist Takes Down Ranked Harvest Temple Christian Academy

Lakecrest Baptist is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Harvest Temple Christian Academy. Lakecrest Baptist took their contest with ease, bagging a 52-22 victory over Harvest Temple Christian Academy. Lakecrest Baptist has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 30 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Harvest Temple Christian Academy lost, don't look at Sam Leonetti. Despite the final result, he posted six points and 13 boards. With that strong performance, Leonetti is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. Travis Weirich was another key player, putting up nine points.

The win was the third in a row for Lakecrest Baptist, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.0 points per game. As for Harvest Temple Christian Academy, they moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Lakecrest Baptist will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bethany Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 14, 2025. As for Harvest Temple Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-54 loss against Roanoke Baptist on the 13th.