Basketball Recap: Abundant Life Academy Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Jaelle Vital and Mariana Hyppolito

If Abundant Life Academy was riding high fresh off their 50-10 takedown of Faith Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Abundant Life Academy took a 44-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of American Christian School on Friday. Abundant Life Academy hasn't had much luck with American Christian School recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Mariana Hyppolito

Steals

02/21/25 @ American Christian School	3
02/18/25 vs Faith Christian	5
02/11/25 vs Lacordaire Academy	4
02/10/25 vs Harmony Christian	5
02/08/25 vs The Pilgrim Academy	4
+ 4 more games

Abundant Life Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mariana Hyppolito, who posted 13 points along with six boards and three steals, and Jaelle Vital, who had seven points and five rebounds. Hyppolito has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played.

Even though they lost, Abundant Life Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.

Abundant Life Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for American Christian School, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.

Abundant Life Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 50-24 victory against Trinity Christian on the 22nd. As for American Christian School, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-18 defeat against Veritas Christian Academy on the 22nd.