New Life Christian Academy and Freedom Christian Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs will be taking part in a tournament against the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, New Life Christian Academy finally turned things around against Capitol Encore Academy on Wednesday. They really took it to the Dragons for the full four quarters, racking up an 82-43 victory. That looming 82-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Monarchs yet this season.
New Life Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyle Baldwin, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten steals. The matchup was Baldwin's third in a row with at least ten points. Asany Richmond was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 19 points plus six steals and five assists.
New Life Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Freedom Christian Academy entered their contest against Central Carolina Prep on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Freedom Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to Central Carolina Prep. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Freedom Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for New Life Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
New Life Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Freedom Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 72-64. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Freedom Christian Academy's Karsten Swinney, who posted 28 points along with five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Life Christian Academy still be able to contain Swinney? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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