Preview: Unity Christian Academy Phoenix vs. Islamic Foundation Chargers
The Unity Christian Academy Phoenix will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Islamic Foundation Chargers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Unity Christian Academy has five straight wins, Islamic Foundation has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Unity Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Grace Christian Academy with a sharp 80-60 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Unity Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenyun Mazique led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Mazique also posted eight assists for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan O'Neil, who scored 18 points along with six assists and two steals.
Islamic Foundation suffered their biggest loss yet this season last Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 61-20 loss at the hands of Walther Christian Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Islamic Foundation has scored all season.
Unity Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Islamic Foundation, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Unity Christian Academy against Islamic Foundation in their previous matchup last Monday as the squad secured a 71-36 victory. With Unity Christian Academy ahead 43-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
