Lanier Christian Academy is 2-7 against The King's Academy since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will be staying on the road to face off against The King's Academy Knights at 2:00 p.m. on February 20th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Lanier Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 42-32 victory over the Paladins.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lanier Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jia Thapar, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Adelyn Gough, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and five blocks.
Calvary Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday The King's Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They escaped with a win against the Knights by the margin of a single free throw, 60-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Lanier Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for The King's Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
Lanier Christian Academy came up short against The King's Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 52-44. Can Lanier Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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