The Lanier Christian Academy Lightning will head out on the road to face off against The King's Academy Knights at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lanier Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Lanier Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Young Americans Christian on the road as they won 50-36.
Jia Thapar and Emma Flowers were among the main playmakers for Lanier Christian Academy as the former scored 19 points along with two blocks and the latter dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 steals. Flowers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 20 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Meav Fouts, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
The King's Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were dealt a 54-27 loss at the hands of Valor Christian. The King's Academy's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Lanier Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for The King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Lanier Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 66-38 loss at the hands of The King's Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The King's Academy's Katherine Lubben, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 18 rebounds. Now that Lanier 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.
