If Coastal Brigade was riding high fresh off their 72-29 takedown of Varsity Opponent on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Coastal Brigade were dealt a 70-29 loss at the hands of New Bern Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, Coastal Brigade can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 637th, while New Bern Christian Academy is ranked 199th).
Despite the defeat, Coastal Brigade saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Beau Brake posted 13 points and four steals.
Seth Nobles had a dynamite game for New Bern Christian Academy, going 8 for 10 en route to 23 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Nobles a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Coghill, who scored 13 points.
Coastal Brigade has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for New Bern Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Coastal Brigade didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 88-61 loss against Living Water Christian on the 10th. As for New Bern Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-47 victory against Faith Christian Academy on the 10th.
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