It was a good run, but New Life Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a hard 87-68 fall against the New Hope Academy Regional Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 270th in North Carolina, while the Tigers are ranked 39th in Maryland).
Noah Melvin
| 03/01/25 vs New Hope Academy Regional | 4 |
| 02/26/25 vs Howard | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs TPLS Christian Academy | 3 |
| 02/18/25 vs Greater Vision Academy | 2 |
| 02/12/25 vs Riverside Christian Academy | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Melvin, who shot 46% from the field en route to 15 points and four blocks. Melvin is becoming a predictor of New Life Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least three blocks the team is 2-1 (and 16-17 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Mikhi Nobles, who went 8-for-14 on his way to 16 points and five assists.
New Hope Academy Regional's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lawson Hopkins led the charge by dropping a double-double with 30 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Hopkins a new career-high in assists (five). Kellen Powell was another key player, putting up 22 points and three steals.
New Life Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 18-18. As for New Hope Academy Regional, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-19.
New Life Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-58 win against Oak Hill Academy International on the 2nd. As for New Hope Academy Regional, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 76-64 loss against Varsity Opponent on the 2nd.
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