New Life Christian Academy is 4-0 against Wayne Preparatory Academy since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs will head out to take on the Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals at 6:30 p.m. New Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.7 points per game this season.
New Life Christian Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since November 30, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Westover by a score of 57-54. 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 359th, while the Wolverines are ranked 174th).
Asany Richmond
| 01/20/25 vs Westover | 23 |
| 01/18/25 @ Elevation Prep Academy | 15 |
| 01/16/25 vs Capitol Encore Academy | 16 |
| 01/13/25 @ Howard | 30 |
Despite their defeat, New Life Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Asany Richmond, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards, was perhaps the best of all. Richmond's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Kyle Baldwin was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, New Life Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wayne Preparatory Academy entered their tilt with Goldsboro HomeSchool on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Heat with points to spare, taking the game 68-51.
Wayne Preparatory Academy pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.9 points per game. As for New Life Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
New Life Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Wayne Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, sneaking past 70-67. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Life Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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