The New Life Christian Academy Warriors will be playing at home against the Matthews Christian Academy Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, New Life Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Conquerors 83-32 at home. New Life Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 32 points or more this season.
New Life Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Clayton Hedgepeth, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine assists, and Ty'lik Taylor, who scored 38 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cameron Parker, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Matthews Christian Academy entered their tilt with Tabernacle Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Matthews Christian Academy escaped with a win on Tuesday against Tabernacle Christian by the margin of a single free throw, 1-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Matthews Christian Academy has scored all season.
New Life Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Matthews Christian Academy, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-11.
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