New Life Christian Academy is 8-2 against Elevation Prep Academy since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on January 22nd. Hopefully New Life Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Monday.
New Life Christian Academy's and South View's contest was close at halftime, but New Life Christian Academy turned on the heat in the second half with 43 points. New Life Christian Academy was the clear victor by a 67-43 margin over South View. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory New Life Christian Academy has posted since November 7, 2023.
Kaleb James and Marquez Rochelle were among the main playmakers for New Life Christian Academy as the former scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four blocks and the latter scored 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Marion Tomlinson, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Elevation Prep Academy suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Saturday. They were beaten by Winston-Salem Christian 100-53. Elevation Prep Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-35.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was IZEIR MAYBEN, who scored ten points along with two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. TYLER CRIDER was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
New Life Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Elevation Prep Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: New Life Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 60.9 points per game. It's a different story for Elevation Prep Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 68.9 points per game. The only thing between New Life Christian Academy and another offensive beatdown is Elevation Prep Academy. Will they be able to keep them contained?
New Life Christian Academy won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Elevation Prep Academy 88-87. Will New Life Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Elevation Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
