Southeastern Christian Academy was the 75-64 winner over Liberty Christian Academy when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Southeastern Christian Academy Warriors were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 49-48 to the Liberty Christian Academy Heat. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Heat are ranked 127th).
Southeastern Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ziyon Smith, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks, and Kaleb Young, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 10 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Prince, who posted ten points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Liberty Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deon Whitner Jr led the charge by going 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Whitner Jr has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Mark Bachmann was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Southeastern Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Liberty Christian Academy, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Southeastern Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-64 loss against Dillon Christian on the 19th. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-63 victory against Rocky Mount Academy on the 19th.
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