Academy of the New Church was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-68 heartbreaker at the hands of Varsity Opponent. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Varsity Opponent earlier this season, when they won 84-67.
| 01/20/25 @ Varsity Opponent | 21 |
| 01/19/25 vs Williston Northampton | 22 |
| 01/17/25 @ Westtown | 21 |
| 01/14/25 @ Pennington | 8 |
| 01/10/25 @ Friends Select | 16 |
Academy of the New Church's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bryce Rollerson, who went 10 for 16 on his way to 21 points and four steals, and Cameron Smith, who went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points and eight boards. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Caleb Alston-Nelson, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Academy of the New Church smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Academy of the New Church's loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Academy of the New Church Lions challenge the George School Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. George School knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Academy of the New Church likes a good challenge. Varsity Opponent has already played their next contest, a 76-60 defeat against Premier Prep- PHHoenix Open on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
