New Life Christian Academy lost against Freedom Christian Academy back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Monarchs had to suffer through a 93-36 loss at the hands of the Patriots. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Monarchs have suffered against the Patriots since December 17, 2019.
Despite the loss, New Life Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jeremiah Morrison almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Prince DJine, who posted nine points and seven boards.
Leading Freedom Christian Academy to victory were Bryce West and Karsten Swinney. West earned 36 points in addition to seven steals and five assists, while Swinney dropped a double-double with 26 points and 12 steals. Those 12 steals gave Swinney a new career-high. Another player making a difference was James Ferguson, who put up 15 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for New Life Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Freedom Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Looking ahead, New Life Christian Academy will take on Hoke County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Freedom Christian Academy has already played their next matchup (against Fayetteville Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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