If the Legacy Christian Academy Knights were feeling good off their 64-42 takedown of the Middletown Christian Eagles last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Legacy Christian Academy took a 64-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Miami Valley on Tuesday. The game was a 25-25 toss-up at halftime, but Legacy Christian Academy couldn't quite close it out.
Legacy Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Jacob Thompson and Parker Burke. Thompson scored 18 points along with eight rebounds, while Burke scored 17 points. Thompson hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 16 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Hess, who scored nine points.
Legacy Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Miami Valley, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Legacy Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Yellow Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yellow Springs will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 807th, while Legacy Christian Academy is ranked 373rd). As for Miami Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-46 loss vs. Finneytown on the 14th.
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