The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 70-56 to King's Academy. While losing is never fun, Lakeway Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while King's Academy is ranked 49th).
King's Academy found their leader in underclassman Skylar Walden, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The game was Walden's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Branam, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Lakeway Christian Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for King's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeway Christian Academy will take on Providence Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Providence Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Tuesday. As for King's Academy, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Christian Academy of Knoxville at 6:00 p.m. on January 12th. Christian Academy of Knoxville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
