The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs will take on the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Life Christian Academy comes in on three and Harrells Christian Academy on seven.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, New Life Christian Academy beat Oak City Prep 76-72.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Metrolina Christian Academy on Saturday as they won 69-55. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Warriors are ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Life Christian Academy better keep an eye on Dashaun Mckoy. He was instrumental in Harrells Christian Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards. The match was Mckoy's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Antonio Mckoy, who went 12 of 16 en route to 25 points and six rebounds.
Harrells Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Metrolina Christian Academy only posted ten assists.
New Life Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
New Life Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Harrells Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 44-42. Does New Life Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrells Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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