Basketball Recap: Northwood Temple Academy Skates Past Fayetteville Christian with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs The O'Neal School	64
12/06/24 vs Village Christian Academy	46
01/04/25 @ Wake County Academy HomeSchool	45
01/24/25 vs Fayetteville Christian	41
11/09/24 vs Varsity Opponent	37

Northwood Temple Academy's contest on Monday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past the Fayetteville Christian Warriors 103-76. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.

Northwood Temple Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenny Vera, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Kindle, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 21 points and three steals.

When it comes to explaining why Fayetteville Christian lost, don't look at Ethan Durgadin. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 35 points and ten boards. That was a full 46.1% of Fayetteville Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Skylar James, who put up 11 points.

Northwood Temple Academy pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 90.3 points per game. As for Fayetteville Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.

Coincidentally, Northwood Temple Academy and Fayetteville Christian will both be playing Berean Baptist Academy the next time they take the court. Northwood Temple Academy will host Berean Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while Fayetteville Christian will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.