After flying high against the Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles last Tuesday, the New Life Christian Academy Warriors came back down to earth. New Life Christian Academy took a serious blow against Community Christian on Thursday, falling 75-45. New Life Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-18.
Despite the loss, New Life Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jamir Loftin scored 21 points along with two steals. Loftin is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Hedgepeth, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Leading Community Christian to victory were Cale Pittman and Tavares Williams. Pittman dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Williams dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pittman has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Evan Gattis, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
New Life Christian Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Community Christian, the win was the 20th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
New Life Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Oak Level Baptist Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Life Christian Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. As for Community Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Southside Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 9th. Community Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 22 contests -- so hopefully Southside Christian likes a good challenge.
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