The Ignite Athletics Flames and the New Life Christian Academy Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. New Life Christian Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ignite Athletics, who comes in off a win.
Ignite Athletics is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They escaped with a win on Thursday against Hannan by the margin of a single free throw, 58-57.
Meanwhile, New Life Christian Academy faced Pipestem Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. New Life Christian Academy took a 67-50 bruising from Pipestem Christian Academy. The Lions' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.
Loss or not, New Life Christian Academy got some senior leadership from Jake Hamilton and Cameron McEarchern. Hamilton dropped a triple-double on 14 points, ten boards, and ten assists, while McEarchern dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Hamilton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Marc Miller, who posted 13 points.
New Life Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Ignite Athletics, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Ignite Athletics came up short against New Life Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February, falling 56-48. Can Ignite Athletics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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