The Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors will be playing at home against the Haywood Christian Academy Red Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Lure Classical Academy has eight straight victories, Haywood Christian Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lake Lure Classical Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season. They really took it to Mountain View Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 79-39 victory at home. With Lake Lure Classical Academy ahead 52-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Lure Classical Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Barker, who scored 19 points. The match was Barker's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Da'Zirus Watkins, who scored 16 points along with 5 steals.
Meanwhile, Haywood Christian Academy came up short against The Master's Academy on Friday and fell 41-31.
Lake Lure Classical Academy has yet to lose a contest at home this season, leaving them with a 8-0 record. As for Haywood Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Lake Lure Classical Academy against Haywood Christian Academy when the teams last played last Tuesday as the team secured a 55-16 victory. Does Lake Lure Classical Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Haywood Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
