The New Life Camp Storm just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Grace Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, New Life Camp came up short against Southeastern HomeSchool and fell 57-50. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Cardinals are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Grace Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Zion Christian Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 86-75.
Grace Christian found their leader in sophomore Nate Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaedyn Cole, who made all 6 shots he took to post 13 points.
Grace Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Zion Christian Academy only posted 15 assists.
Grace Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.2 points per game. As for New Life Camp, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
New Life Camp was dealt a bruising 76-48 defeat at the hands of Grace Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for New Life Camp, Ma'Kyi Butler (who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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