Basketball Recap: Unity Christian Academy Drops Season-High Score on Islamic Foundation

Phoenix

Margin (Wins)

01/18/25 @ Hinsdale Adventist Academy	87
01/22/25 @ Illinois Lutheran	75
01/24/25 vs Islamic Foundation	71
12/12/24 @ Islamic Foundation	56
12/11/24 vs Universal	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unity Christian Academy). They claimed a resounding 113-42 win over the Islamic Foundation Chargers. The Phoenix have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Malachi O'Neal went supernova for Unity Christian Academy, going 12 for 19 en route to 27 points. The dominant performance gave O'Neal a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason O'Neal, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 18 points and three steals.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Unity Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 15-6. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Islamic Foundation, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Unity Christian Academy will challenge Hammond Baptist at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Hammond Baptist has won three straight at home, while Unity Christian Academy won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Islamic Foundation, they will head out to face off against Hinsdale Adventist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Islamic Foundation is facing Hinsdale Adventist Academy at the right time seeing as Hinsdale Adventist Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.