After four games on the road, Liberty Christian Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Wayne Country Day Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Wayne Country Day will be coming in after a defeat.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They managed a 40-34 win over the Warriors.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Rooks, who scored 16 points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rooks has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sarah Minner, who scored nine points along with five blocks.
Meanwhile, Wayne Country Day unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 39-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of John Paul II Catholic. While losing is never fun, Wayne Country Day can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while John Paul II Catholic is ranked 35th).
Liberty Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Wayne Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Liberty Christian Academy was taken down by Wayne Country Day 77-5 in their previous matchup back in January of 2022. Can Liberty Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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