The Lighthouse Christian Chargers will take on the McAuley Catholic Warriors at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lighthouse Christian sitting on three straight victories and McAuley Catholic on eight.
Lighthouse Christian picked up another tournament win on Tuesday. They blew past Sarcoxie 77-38. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Bears are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 vs Sarcoxie | 23 |
| 02/01/25 vs Notre Dame | 19 |
| 01/28/25 @ Southwest | 27 |
Lighthouse Christian had a senior duo take command as Judah Louderback went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points along with five rebounds and four steals and Elijah Rahn went 7 for 10 on his way to 23 points and three steals. The contest was Rahn's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jojo Rahn, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, McAuley Catholic hadn't done well against Golden City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. McAuley Catholic enjoyed a cozy 65-47 win over Golden City.
McAuley Catholic pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.8 points. As for Lighthouse Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Lighthouse Christian against McAuley Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 65-25 win. Does Lighthouse Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will McAuley Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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