Two dominant guards in Sam Norfleet and Elijah Brown are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rock Creek Christian Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Life Center Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rock Creek Christian Academy is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Life Center Academy in their respective states (Rock Creek Christian Academy is ranked 41st in Maryland, while Life Center Academy is ranked 131st in New Jersey).
Rock Creek Christian Academy suffered their closest loss yet this season last Thursday. They fell just short of Evergreen Christian by a score of 57-54. Rock Creek Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even though Solebury scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, Life Center Academy still came out on top. Life Center Academy walked away with a 71-59 victory over Solebury.
Life Center Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brown, who scored 24 points along with five assists and two steals. Brown hasn't dropped below 15points for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Al-Tariq Reevey, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Rock Creek Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Life Center Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Rock Creek Christian Academy beat Life Center Academy 62-54 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brown, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rock Creek Christian Academy still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
