Basketball Recap: New Life Christian Academy Gets the Win

If Beth Haven Christian wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played New Life Christian Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Jake Hamilton. The New Life Christian Academy Lions simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Beth Haven Christian Hornets 97-58 thanks to Hamilton, who dropped a triple-double with 20 points, 14 boards, and 22 assists. He has been hot for a while, having also posted three or more steals the last 34 times he's played.

Another player making a difference was Cameron McEarchern, who went 9-for-12 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game.

When it comes to explaining why Beth Haven Christian lost, don't look at Kevin Wells. Despite the final result, he posted 27 points. That was a full 46.6% of Beth Haven Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row Wells has earned more than a third of the team's points. Briar Harvey was another key player, putting up 18 points.

New Life Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Beth Haven Christian, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-10.

New Life Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against Heritage Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Beth Haven Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 80-30 defeat against Pipestem Christian Academy on the 14th.