Christian Fellowship and Liberty Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Christian Fellowship Christian Fellowship will welcome the Liberty Christian Academy Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Christian Fellowship is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Sacred Heart just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Tuesday. They fell to the Gremlins 60-55. The loss was Christian Fellowship's first of the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Luke Davis, who scored 12 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. Davis is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Jake Davis was another key player, scoring 15 points in addition to five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty Christian Academy). They really took it to Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-37 win. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
Willy Mueller and Phoenix Obermann were among the main playmakers for Liberty Christian Academy as the former almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds and the latter went 9 for 17 en route to 22 points plus eight rebounds and six assists. Mueller's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Meyer, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points plus eight rebounds and five blocks.
Liberty Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Liberty Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Christian Fellowship, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's contest: Christian Fellowship has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 8.5 threes per game. It's a different story for Liberty Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 2.6. Given Christian Fellowship's sizable advantage in that area, Liberty Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Christian Fellowship took their victory against Liberty Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 61-37. Will Christian Fellowship repeat their success, or does Liberty Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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