It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Life Academy can now relate to. They fell 61-53 to the Faith Christian Academy Conquerors on Tuesday. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Conquerors from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Dontrel Lee
| 02/18/25 @ Faith Christian Academy | 30 |
| 02/15/25 vs Rock Church | 18 |
| 02/14/25 vs Victory Christian | 24 |
| 02/13/25 vs Ahoskie Christian | 24 |
| 02/04/25 @ Bethel Christian | 27 |
| + 25 more games |
Despite the loss, New Life Academy still got an impressive performance from Dontrel Lee, who posted 30 points. The match was Lee's 30th in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daelin Swimme, who put up eight points.
Faith Christian Academy was led to victory by Jaxon Howard and Andrew Kelly. Howard on his way to 28 points and seven boards, while Kelly en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Howard has been hot, having posted 18 or more points the last five times he's played. Ibn Triplin was another key player, putting up five points and seven boards.
New Life Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 23-5. As for Faith Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
New Life Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Christian Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-54 win against New Bern Christian Academy on the 21st.
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