The Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers will take on the New Life Christian Academy Monarchs in a tournament on Friday. Howard Tech is looking for their season's first win.
Howard Tech is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Sale Creek on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Howard Tech lost 73-52 to Sale Creek. The Hustlin' Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-22.
Meanwhile, New Life Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 72-57 fall against Fayetteville Academy. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Eagles are ranked 108th).
Howard Tech's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for New Life Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-13.
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