The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs will take on the Overhills Jaguars in a tournament on Friday. New Life Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Overhills will come in with three straight victories.
New Life Christian Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Northwood Temple Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Life Christian Academy was outmatched by Northwood Temple Academy at home and fell 96-60. The Monarchs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 65-30.
Despite the defeat, New Life Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Noah Melvin went 9 for 16 en route to 19 points. Those 19 points set a new season-high mark for Melvin. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Mason, who went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Overhills' strategy against Pinecrest on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Overhills blew Pinecrest out of the water with a 76-31 final score. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 26 points or more this season.
New Life Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Overhills, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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