Preview: Temple Christian Tigers vs. Liberty Christian Academy Knights
Temple Christian has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Liberty Christian Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Temple Christian came up short against Cornerstone Christian Academy and fell 50-40.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Liberty Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 56-31 defeat to Christ the Cornerstone Academy might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty Christian Academy in their matchups with Christ the Cornerstone Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of DJ Cuffee, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Tanner Kuykendall who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 45.2% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Temple Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Liberty Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Temple Christian won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January, slipping by Liberty Christian Academy 32-31. Will Temple Christian repeat their success, or does Liberty Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
