Having just played yesterday, the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Clay City Eels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lighthouse Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 69-49 margin over Dugger Union on Thursday. The Lions pushed the score to 61-37 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Clay City beat Cloverdale 36-31 on Tuesday. The Eels haven't had any issues with the Clovers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Clay City's win came from a few key players Lighthouse Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Emily Swearingen, who posted 12 points. Those 12 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Rhienhart, who had seven points and 14 rebounds.
The win got Lighthouse Christian Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Clay City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lighthouse Christian Academy took a serious blow against Clay City in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 62-17. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 30-9.
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