Basketball Game Preview: Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers vs. New Life Christian Academy Monarchs

Elevation Prep Academy hasn't had much luck against New Life Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers will take on the New Life Christian Academy Monarchs at 3:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Elevation Prep Academy is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost to Oak Ridge Military Academy on the road by a 95-76 margin. While losing is never fun, the Honey Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Eagles are ranked 150th).

Despite the defeat, Elevation Prep Academy had strong showings from HARVEY BEDELL, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 28 points, and SHAMILL JOHNSON, who went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points along with five assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave BEDELL a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of STEPHEN SHAKO, who posted 11 points and six boards.

Meanwhile, New Life Christian Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Star Christian Academy 86-54. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-22.

The victory made it two in a row for New Life Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 12-15. As for Elevation Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.

Elevation Prep Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against New Life Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with an 85-80 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Life Christian Academy's Jaylen Mason, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elevation Prep Academy still be able to contain Mason? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.