Basketball Game Preview: New Life Christian Academy Warriors vs. Bethel Christian Academy Trojans

The New Life Christian Academy Warriors will face off against the Bethel Christian Academy Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Life Christian Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

New Life Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hilltop Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Life Christian Academy was outmatched by Hilltop Christian and fell 79-17. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-7.

Meanwhile, Bethel Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 69-31 loss at the hands of Arendell Parrott Academy. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Patriots are ranked 213th).

New Life Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Bethel Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

New Life Christian Academy was taken down by Bethel Christian Academy 83-44 in their previous matchup back in January of 2020. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Life Christian Academy was down 56-19.