The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Lighthouse Baptist Academy Ambassadors on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ambassadors by a score of 57-54. Aletheia Christian Academy's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Aletheia Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Thomas Dickson, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds. Dickson continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jude Burke was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Aletheia Christian Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Lighthouse Baptist Academy, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Aletheia Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Gulf Pointe Latin is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. Lighthouse Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
