Basketball Preview: Excel Christian Academy Eagles vs. CHAAMP HomeSchool Hawks
The Excel Christian Academy Eagles will head out to square off against the CHAAMP HomeSchool Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Excel Christian Academy can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They were outmatched by Trinity Christian Academy on the road and fell 66-36. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, CHAAMP HomeSchool was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Tyler HEAT, falling 62-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hawks have suffered since January 20th.
Loss or not, CHAAMP HomeSchool got some senior leadership from David Harrison and Reece Wigley. Harrison dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Wigley scored eight points in addition to two steals. What's more, Wigley also racked up two threes, the most he's had since back in November of 2023.
Even though they lost, CHAAMP HomeSchool smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Excel Christian Academy was taken down by CHAAMP HomeSchool 82-34 in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Excel Christian Academy was down 49-25.
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