New Life Christian Academy couldn't quite beat Richmond on Saturday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 23-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs fell just short of the Richmond Raiders by a score of 53-51. The Monarchs just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row.
New Life Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kyle Baldwin, who went 8 for 13 en route to 18 points plus two steals. Baldwin is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Asany Richmond was another key player, posting nine points plus eight rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, New Life Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.8.
Richmond can attribute much of their success to Jay Hamilton, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ahaiver McDonald, who earned 11 points.
New Life Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Richmond, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
New Life Christian Academy has already played their next match (against Richmond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Richmond, they and Grace Christian are set to duel on Tuesday. Grace Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
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