The New Life Christian Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Life Christian Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last five games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
On Friday, New Life Christian Academy lost to Greater Beckley Christian at home by a decisive 39-23 margin. New Life Christian Academy has not had much luck with Greater Beckley Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alexis Kuhn, who scored ten points. Reece Trescott was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Meanwhile, Mount Hope Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 54-29 margin over Greater Beckley Christian. With Mount Hope Christian Academy ahead 36-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Mount Hope Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman SOPHIE PACK, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. Another player making a difference was BAYLEE PETERS, who scored 16 points.
New Life Christian Academy dropped their record down to 1-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Mount Hope Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
New Life Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 64-14 defeat at the hands of Mount Hope Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Hope Christian Academy's MCKENNA JONES, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Now that New Life Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
