New Life Christian Academy has gone 8-2 against Parkersburg Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Life Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Parkersburg Christian Parkersburg Christian at 7:30 p.m. New Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
New Life Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Mount Hope Christian Academy, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (New Life Christian Academy was ranked third). New Life Christian Academy took a 58-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Hope Christian Academy. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, New Life Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Jake Hamilton, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Hamilton's 19th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cameron McEarchern, who scored 14 points plus two steals.
Even though they lost, New Life Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Parkersburg Christian just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt an 81-36 loss at the hands of Calvary Baptist Academy. The defeat continues a trend for Parkersburg Christian in their matchups with Calvary Baptist Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Parkersburg Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for New Life Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
New Life Christian Academy came up short against Parkersburg Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 55-50. Can New Life Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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