Basketball Game Preview: New Manna Christian Wind vs. Shining Light Baptist Academy Sharks

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Previous Games

11/15/24 - Home	53-47 W
02/09/24 - Away	55-27 W
02/16/23 - Home	82-49 W
02/10/23 - Home	74-31 W
02/04/22 - Away	70-43 W
+ 2 more games

New Manna Christian is a perfect 7-0 against Shining Light Baptist Academy since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Wind will take on the Sharks in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. New Manna Christian has given up an average of 51.9 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

New Manna Christian will head out to face Shining Light Baptist Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. The Wind took a blow against Union Grove Christian, falling 66-31. The game marked the Wind's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Shining Light Baptist Academy played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Shining Light Academy, falling 59-39. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Knights are ranked 138th).

New Manna Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Shining Light Baptist Academy, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

New Manna Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Shining Light Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wind since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.