Basketball Recap: Lifespring Academy Extends Home Winning Streak to 11

There's no place like home for LifeSpring Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with a 48-36 victory over the Father Capodanno Grunts on Thursday. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 56-47 win the Grunts walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.

Father Capodanno lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jonah Marsh, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. That was a full 41.7% of Father Capodanno's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Jefferson Frehley was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Lions

Previous Games (Home)

12/12/24 vs Father Capodanno	48-36
12/03/24 vs Varsity Opponent	59-46
11/18/24 vs Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf	67-24
02/15/24 vs Non Varsity Opponent	74-44
01/19/24 vs The Point Christian Academy	1-0
+ 6 more games

LifeSpring Academy pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Father Capodanno, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

LifeSpring Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against New Life Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. As for Father Capodanno, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Asheboro Hybrid Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Father Capodanno has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.