Sylva Bay Academy is 1-9 against the Lions since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sylva Bay Academy Saints will be staying on the road to face off against the Lamar Christian Lions at 6:30 p.m. on February 1st. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sylva Bay Academy's strategy against the on Tuesday. Sylva Bay Academy was the clear victor by a 41-17 margin over the. The victory was just what Sylva Bay Academy needed coming off of a 62-32 defeat in their prior matchup.
Anna Poole and Reese Shumock were among the main playmakers for Sylva Bay Academy as the former scored seven points and the latter scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Lily Hatcher, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Lamar Christian came tearing into last Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by Sylva Bay Academy on the road to the tune of 49-21. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Sylva Bay Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Lamar Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Sylva Bay Academy took a serious blow against the Lions when the teams last played last Monday, falling 49-21. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sylva Bay Academy was down 27-7.
