This season hasn't been kind to the Liberty Christian Academy Knights, who are still winless after their ninth match. They took a serious blow against Christ the Cornerstone Academy on Friday, falling 57-30. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty Christian Academy in their matchups with Christ the Cornerstone Academy: they've now lost eight in a row.
Liberty Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bryan Bunnells, who scored ten points. Andrew (AJ) Barrett was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Liberty Christian Academy's loss was their eighth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-9. As for Christ the Cornerstone Academy, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty Christian Academy will challenge Mintz Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mintz Christian Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Liberty Christian Academy in North Carolina (Mintz Christian Academy is ranked 176th, while Liberty Christian Academy is ranked 642nd). Christ the Cornerstone Academy on the road again on Tuesday and play against Cornerstone Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Cornerstone Christian Academy is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
