After losing to the Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals the last time they met, the Lewisburg Baptist Academy Lions decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Lewisburg Baptist Academy slipped by Jefferson Christian Academy 44-43 on Friday. Given Lewisburg Baptist Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 101st in West Virginia, while Jefferson Christian Academy is ranked 384th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Austin Beane, who scored 20 points along with two blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Lewisburg Baptist Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Wykle, who scored 15 points.
Lewisburg Baptist Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-18.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lewisburg Baptist Academy will take on Mount Hope Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Lewisburg Baptist Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Mountain Mission at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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