Basketball Recap: Mount Hope Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against New Life Christian Academy

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

01/13/25 vs Pipestem Christian Academy	65
12/28/24 vs Richwood	47
11/14/24 @ Pipestem Christian Academy	44
01/16/25 vs New Life Christian Academy	43
11/18/24 @ New Life Christian Academy	38

Mount Hope Christian Academy won against Pipestem Christian Academy last Monday with 74 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. The Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors claimed a resounding 74-31 win over the New Life Christian Academy Lions. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mount Hope Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than MCKENNA JONES, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave JONES a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was LANDRI FLOHR, who went 7 for 8 on her way to 21 points in addition to five assists and five steals.

Mount Hope Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.

Mount Hope Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points per game. As for New Life Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Mount Hope Christian Academy has already played their next game (against Parkersburg Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. New Life Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Victory Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th.