Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Christian Academy Heat vs. Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots

Liberty Christian Academy has won three straight games at home, while Arendell Parrott Academy has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Liberty Christian Academy Heat will host the Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Liberty Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.

While Liberty Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 52-48 W over Faith Christian on Tuesday. Given the Heat's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Patriots are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Liberty Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mark Bachmann, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. Bachmann'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 Ryan Nyambane, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Meanwhile, Arendell Parrott Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a blow against Greenfield, falling 91-36.

Arendell Parrott Academy's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-3. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.

Liberty Christian Academy strolled past Arendell Parrott Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 53-38. Will Liberty Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Arendell Parrott Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.