Basketball Recap: Nine Straight Home Wins for Newberry Academy

Newberry Academy had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt Cambridge Academy on Friday. Everything went Newberry Academy's way against the Cambridge Academy Cougars as Newberry Academy made off with a 46-22 win. Newberry Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Cambridge Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gentry Phillips, who posted seven points, and Maddox Lee, who put up nine points. Phillips also grabbed a steal, marking his first of the season.

Newberry Academy

Previous Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Cambridge Academy	46-22
01/13/25 vs King Academy	49-17
12/21/24 vs Laurens Academy	47-31
12/11/24 vs Whitmire	53-33
12/06/24 vs Greenwood Christian	34-28
+ 4 more games

Newberry Academy pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Cambridge Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.

Newberry Academy has already played their next contest (against Greenwood Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cambridge Academy will take on King Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cambridge Academy is facing King Academy at the right time seeing as King Academy is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.