The National Christian Academy Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They fell to King's Christian Academy 65-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Diallo Long, who scored 25 points along with two steals for King's Christian Academy. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Long has scored all season. Jalen Waller was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
National Christian Academy has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for King's Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
National Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Grace Brethren Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for King's Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Calverton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Calverton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 271st, while King's Christian Academy is ranked 129th).
