The Acadiana Christian Lions will take on the John Paul the Great Academy Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Acadiana Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering NELA Christian Homeschool just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Flame 61-55. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Flame 15-11 in the first quarter.
Acadiana Christian might have lost, but man, Kollin Thibeaux was a machine: he went 12 for 30 on his way to 27 points and five rebounds. That was a full 49.1% of Acadiana Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Judice, who put up ten points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, John Paul the Great Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. 2025 welcomed they with a 53-32 loss courtesy of Shreveport HomeSchool Sports. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Force are ranked 126th).
Acadiana Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for John Paul the Great Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Acadiana Christian beat John Paul the Great Academy 44-34 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was John Paul the Great Academy's Evan Sonnier, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 19 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Acadiana Christian still be able to contain Sonnier? There's only one way to find out.
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