Basketball Game Preview: Life Center Academy Warriors vs. Saddle River Day Rebels

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2024, 7:36am

Preview: Life Center Academy Warriors vs. Saddle River Day Rebels

Life Center Academy is 0-5 against Saddle River Day since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Life Center Academy Warriors on the road again and play against the Saddle River Day Rebels at 1:00 p.m. on January 20th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Sunday, Life Center Academy escaped with a win against Franklin by the margin of a single free throw, 77-76. 77 seems to be a good number for Life Center Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Kiyomi McMiller continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a triple-double on 39 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. McMiller is absolutely dominating the point category: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Shauna Curran was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.

Meanwhile, Saddle River Day had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Sunday. They managed a 67-61 win over Immaculate Heart Academy.

Life Center Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Saddle River Day, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.

Life Center Academy might still be hurting after the 63-43 loss they got from Saddle River Day in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Can Life Center Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.