After flying high against Ignite Athletics on Friday, New Life Christian Academy came back down to earth. The New Life Christian Academy Lions came up short against the Bloomingdale Blazers on Saturday, falling 71-51. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Blazers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
| 02/01/25 vs Bloomingdale | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Ignite Athletics | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Victory Baptist Academy | 6 |
| 01/25/25 vs Elk Valley Christian | 6 |
| 01/24/25 @ Heritage Christian | 8 |
Loss or not, New Life Christian Academy got some senior leadership from Cameron McEarchern and Jake Hamilton. McEarchern went 12 for 26 en route to 29 points in addition to seven boards and six assists, while Hamilton went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points along with 11 assists and 11 rebounds. Hamilton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last 31 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Abraham Robinson, who posted six points in addition to ten boards and five blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bloomingdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb McClung, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave McClung a new career-high in boards. Caden Dunkle was another key player, putting up 19 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
New Life Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Bloomingdale, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-6.
New Life Christian Academy will square off against Maranatha Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloomingdale, they will take on Rose Hill Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Bloomingdale's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
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