Basketball Recap: Abundant Life Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Harmony Christian

Abundant Life Academy

Team Score

01/13/25 @ Harmony Christian	46
01/09/25 @ Faith Christian	41
12/13/24 vs Trinity Christian	31
12/18/24 vs Veritas Christian Academy	29
01/06/25 @ Trinity Christian	22

While Abundant Life Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Harmony Christian Hawks 46-44. Abundant Life Academy's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Abundant Life Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mariana Hyppolito, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals. Hyppolito has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jaelle Vital, who posted eight points in addition to nine steals and eight rebounds.

Abundant Life Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Harmony Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

The future could be bright for both Abundant Life Academy and Harmony Christian: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Abundant Life Academy will try to hand American Christian School their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Harmony Christian will look to extend Trinity Christian's four-game losing streak when the meet at 4:00 p.m. on February 3rd.