After a string of seven wins, the Victory Christian Academy Patriots's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 77-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Manna Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Victory Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lloyd Hampton. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points. Josiah Copeland was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
New Manna Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was A J Goode, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Cannon Stamey, who scored 19 points.
Victory Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for New Manna Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Victory Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Abundant Life Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on January 26th. Abundant Life Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 677th, while Victory Christian Academy is ranked 283rd). As for New Manna Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tabernacle Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 26th. Tabernacle Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
