Lake Lure Classical Academy hasn't had much luck against Veritas Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors will take on the Veritas Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Veritas Christian Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Lure Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.
Lake Lure Classical Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Community Christian Academy to the tune of 55-10. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Raptors as it put an end to their 14-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Lake Lure Classical Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Landry Mize led the charge by earning 20 points plus five rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mize has scored at least a third of Lake Lure Classical Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronii Sherlin, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Lake Lure Classical Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Veritas Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell 50-38 to East Henderson.
Veritas Christian Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Lake Lure Classical Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Lake Lure Classical Academy was taken down by Veritas Christian Academy 58-4 in their previous matchup back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake Lure Classical Academy was down 32-1.
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