Preview: Matthews Christian Academy Colts vs. New Life Christian Academy Warriors
Matthews Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the New Life Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Matthews Christian Academy never let Tabernacle Christian onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Matthews Christian Academy has scored all year.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Life Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They claimed a resounding 83-32 victory over the Conquerors at home. New Life Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 32 points or more this season.
New Life Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Clayton Hedgepeth, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine assists, and Ty'lik Taylor, who scored 38 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. It was the first time this season that Hedgepeth posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Parker, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Matthews Christian Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-11. As for New Life Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
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