The New Life Christian Academy Warriors had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 65-64 win over Fellowship Baptist Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
New Life Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Jamir Loftin, who scored 28 points along with five assists and five steals. The contest was Loftin's 12th in a row with at least ten points. Clayton Hedgepeth was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
New Life Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Fellowship Baptist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Life Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against DASH at 5:00 p.m. on January 12th. DASH is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak. As for Fellowship Baptist Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Wilson Christian Academy at 6:15 p.m.
