Basketball Recap: Nazarene Christian Academy's Run of Four Straight Wins Now Over

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Previous 5 Games

01/16/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	30-41
01/14/25 vs Bethesda Christian	34-31
01/07/25 @ Wichita Christian	69-44
01/03/25 vs Mercy Culture Prep	74-44
12/28/24 vs Weatherford Christian	71-51

After a string of four wins, Nazarene Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 41-30 to the Victory Christian Academy Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1332nd, while the Patriots are ranked 603rd).

Nazarene Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aidan Adams, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Neal, who scored eight points.

Victory Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caiden Shetter, who had 15 points and five rebounds. Shetter is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brennen Ables, who earned three points along with 11 boards and three steals.

Nazarene Christian Academy's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-11. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

Nazarene Christian Academy has already played their next matchup, a 62-52 defeat against Harvest Christian Academy on the 17th. As for Victory Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-32 win against Bethesda Christian on the 17th.