The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Maryville Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Lakeway Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-43 to Christian Academy of Knoxville. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Warriors are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maryville Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Knoxville Christian 87-43. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Maryville Christian pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.6 points per game. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4.
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