Basketball Recap: St. Croix Prep Skates Past New Life Academy with Ease

Lions

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 vs Cristo Rey Jesuit	72
12/10/24 @ Cristo Rey Jesuit	56
12/21/24 vs Math & Science Academy	35
12/13/24 @ Mounds Park Academy	35
12/16/24 vs Nova Classical Academy/Fit Academy Charter	32

St. Croix Prep won the last time they faced New Life Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The St. Croix Prep Lions blew past the New Life Academy Eagles, posting an 80-53 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.

St. Croix Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points over those games. As for New Life Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Croix Prep will head out to take on St. Croix Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Croix Lutheran will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something St. Croix Prep surely won't give up without a fight. As for New Life Academy, they will challenge St. Agnes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.