Basketball Game Preview: Lake Country Christian Eagles vs. Temple Christian Eagles

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12/14/24 - Home	55-37 W
12/04/23 - Home	64-45 W
01/12/21 - Home	105-29 W
02/09/18 - Away	66-51 W
01/09/18 - Home	64-40 W
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Lake Country Christian has gone 9-0 against Temple Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Country Christian Eagles will head out to square off against the Temple Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Lake Country Christian is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since November 11, 2023 on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 win over Fort Worth THESA.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Temple Christian duked it out withOakridge on Saturday. Temple Christian came out on top against Oakridge by a score of 54-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Temple Christian found their leader in sophomore Jessie Dejesus, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points along with six boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Walker, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points.

Temple Christian pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.6 points. As for Lake Country Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.

Lake Country Christian strolled past Temple Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 55-37. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walker, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Country Christian still be able to contain Walker? There's only one way to find out.