Basketball Recap: Wayne Preparatory Academy's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Generals

Previous 5 Games

12/13/24 @ New Life Christian Academy	67-70
12/10/24 vs NC GBB Academy	76-23
12/09/24 vs Capitol Encore Academy	97-46
12/05/24 @ Wayne Christian	80-40
11/30/24 vs West Johnston	69-65

After a string of four wins, Wayne Preparatory Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the New Life Christian Academy Monarchs by a score of 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Generals have suffered since February 6th.

Kyle Baldwin was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to six boards and five assists for New Life Christian Academy. Those 27 points gave Baldwin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Asany Richmond, who posted six points along with 13 assists and five boards.

Wayne Preparatory Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-3. As for New Life Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season.

Wayne Preparatory Academy and Southern Wayne will compete for holiday cheer at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wayne Preparatory Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. New Life Christian Academy will take on Oak City Prep in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.