The Harvest Christian Academy Saints won the last time they faced the Lakewood Presbyterian Knights, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Harvest Christian Academy took down the Knights 56-37. Harvest Christian Academy pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Harvest Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Cleary, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Cumbest, who scored 11 points.
Despite the defeat, Lakewood Presbyterian saw an underclassman step up: Yarnell Freitas scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Freitas has scored all season.
Harvest Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Lakewood Presbyterian, they are on a eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Harvest Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against the at 6:30 p.m. Grayson Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Lakewood Presbyterian, they and the Falcons will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 1st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Faustina Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
