Preview: The New Community School Sabers vs. Banner Christian
After three games on the road, The New Community School is heading back home. They will take on Banner Christian at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-31, which was the final score in The New Community School's tilt against Grove Christian School on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points The New Community School has scored all season.
After soaring to a 39-point win in their last game, Banner Christian came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Petersburg by a score of 64-62. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Banner Christian has suffered yet this season.
The New Community School bumped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Banner Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
The New Community School was dealt a bruising 86-39 loss at the hands of Banner Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2019. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point The New Community School was down 47-18.