Zion Christian Academy was the 81-46 winner over Lighthouse Christian when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Zion Christian Academy Eagles took a hard 55-36 fall against the Lighthouse Christian Lions on Tuesday. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lighthouse Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kolby Matthews, who went 6 of 11 to rack up 13 points and seven boards. Matthews is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lucas Haymer, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Zion Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 14-13. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 21-12 Franklin Road Christian (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.3% over those games). As for Lighthouse Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Zion Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lighthouse Christian, they will host Franklin Road Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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