New Life Christian is 0-6 against the Flames since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. New Life Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shalom Christian Academy Flames at 5:15 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Life Christian has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while the Flames will arrive with nine straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-15, which was the final score in New Life Christian's tilt against the Lions on Tuesday. New Life Christian has not had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Shalom Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over the Knights on Friday, taking the game 45-33.
Shalom Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Maya Lehman, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Lehman pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Adams, who scored six points along with eight steals and five rebounds.
New Life Christian dropped their record down to 0-6 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Shalom Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
New Life Christian was dealt a bruising 45-15 loss at the hands of the Flames in their previous meeting back in January. Will New Life Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
