The Fort Bend Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Fort Bend Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-39 to Frassati Catholic. Fort Bend Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lutheran South Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They strolled past The Woodlands Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 40-21. Given Lutheran South Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while The Woodlands Christian Academy is ranked 1215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Makynna Robbins was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Lutheran South Academy's points. Bianca Barba was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Fort Bend Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Lutheran South Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Fort Bend Christian Academy lost to Lutheran South Academy on the road by a decisive 48-34 margin in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robbins, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Fort Bend Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
