Liberty Christian Academy lost against Coastal Christian back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Liberty Christian Academy Heat fell 57-49 to the Coastal Christian Centurions. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Heat came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Centurions are ranked 388th).
12/10/24 vs Coastal Christian | 15 |
11/30/23 vs Lejeune | 13 |
01/19/24 @ Bethel Christian Academy | 9 |
02/08/24 @ Wilmington Christian Academy | 8 |
11/16/23 @ Jacksonville Christian Academy | 7 |
Liberty Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dominic Pierre, who went 6 of 12 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. Those 15 points gave Pierre a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Deon Whitner Jr, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
Coastal Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ethan Adgent, who put up 13 points. Another player making a difference was George Robertson, who had 12 points.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Coastal Christian, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-8.
Liberty Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-31 win against Pamlico Christian Academy on the 12th. As for Coastal Christian, they will head out to challenge Concord Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Concord Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.8 points per game this season.
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