The City of Life Christian Academy Warriors just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Southland Christian FLAMES at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Monday, City of Life Christian Academy beat Life Christian Academy 60-53. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
City of Life Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Jahkeema King shot 41% from the field to rack up 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals and Samuel Perez posted nine points in addition to eight assists and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Isaac Manlove, who put up 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Southland Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Sunday as they fell 61-56 to Nazaret Christian Academy. The loss was the FLAMES' first of the season.
City of Life Christian Academy will need to focus on slowing down Javon Chavez, one of several Southland Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ismael Perez, who had 12 points and eight boards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southland Christian fell to 8-1. As for City of Life Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: City of Life Christian Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southland Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
City of Life Christian Academy was taken down by Southland Christian 97-69 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Thankfully for the Warriors, GARRY BURGOS (who went 9-for-13 on his way to 25 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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