Academy of the New Church entered their match against Cristo Rey Philadelphia on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Academy of the New Church Lions took a 67-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cristo Rey Philadelphia Blue Pride. The Lions were probably out for revenge after losing 66-60 to them when the teams met back in January, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Academy of the New Church lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Marquis Newson, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Warren, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Academy of the New Church smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Academy of the New Church's loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Cristo Rey Philadelphia, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Academy of the New Church will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Francis Prep at 6:45 p.m. on December 28th. One thing working in Academy of the New Church's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. Cristo Rey Philadelphia and Haverford School will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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