Genoa Christian Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 45-29 victory over Liberty Christian Academy. Genoa Christian Academy pushed the score to 38-18 by the end of the third, a deficit Liberty Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Genoa Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Jackson Kirura, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Zane Groves, who scored six points along with four steals.
Despite the loss, Liberty Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Kaden Minier, who scored 12 points along with three steals. That was a full 41.4% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Caleb Reichert was another key contributor, scoring three points.
Genoa Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Liberty Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Genoa Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Patriot Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Patriot Prep Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Delaware Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Delaware Christian is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Liberty Christian Academy will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
