The NC GBB Academy National Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against New Life Christian Academy and snuck past 51-49. That's another feather in the cap for NC GBB Academy National, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
New Life Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb James, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. The match was James' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Marion Tomlinson, who scored 10 points.
NC GBB Academy National has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for New Life Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
NC GBB Academy National's road trip will continue as they head out to face Word of God Christian Academy National at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for New Life Christian Academy, they will take on Central Carolina Prep at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central Carolina Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 231st, while New Life Christian Academy is ranked 106th).
