The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will challenge the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lanier Christian Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Killian Hill Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lanier Christian Academy blew Killian Hill Christian out of the water with a 78-15 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 59-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lanier Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Barber, who went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Barber, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Lanier Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Creekside Christian Academy). They enjoyed a cozy 64-46 victory over Loganville Christian Academy on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Lanier Christian Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Creekside Christian Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3.
Lanier Christian Academy was taken down by Creekside Christian Academy 84-51 in their previous matchup back in February. Can Lanier Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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