After a string of three wins, the Fellowship Baptist Academy Eagles's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to New Life Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Monday (55), Fellowship Baptist Academy still had to take the loss.
Jamir Loftin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Life Christian Academy, scoring 28 points along with five assists and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Loftin has scored at least 25% of New Life Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Hedgepeth, who scored ten points.
Fellowship Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for New Life Christian Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fellowship Baptist Academy will take on Wilson Christian Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. As for New Life Christian Academy, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on DASH at 5:00 p.m. on January 12th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in North Carolina (DASH is ranked 528th, while New Life Christian Academy is ranked 507th).
