Lucas Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Bishop Gorman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Lucas Christian Academy got the win against the Lions by a conclusive 61-38.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman entered their tilt with the Warriors with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Bishop Gorman blew past the Warriors 73-24 at home on Friday. Given Bishop Gorman's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Warriors are ranked 1613th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Gorman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joseph Richbourg out in front who scored 13 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Evan Thibodeaux, who scored 12 points.
Lucas Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Bishop Gorman, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-4.
Lucas Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 51-30 loss they got from the Crusaders when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop Gorman's Anthony Todd, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that Lucas Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
