The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes will challenge the Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Timberlake Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
Timberlake Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Faith Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Timberlake Christian blew Faith Christian Academy out of the water with a 58-20 final score. With the Tornadoes ahead 37-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
| 01/21/25 @ Faith Christian Academy | 12 |
| 01/17/25 vs Westover Christian Academy | 12 |
| 12/19/24 @ Christian Heritage Academy | 9 |
| 12/17/24 vs Southwest Virginia Academy | 19 |
| 12/09/24 vs Temple Christian | 11 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Timberlake Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Epps, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Epps has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last seven times he's played. David Crump was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Timberlake Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Westover Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 62-43 fall against Temple Christian on Thursday.
Timberlake Christian will need focus on slowing down Braden Hundley, one of several Westover Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points and seven boards. Those 16 points gave Hundley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Hill, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Westover Christian Academy's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-6. As for Timberlake Christian, they moved to 5-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Timberlake Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.3 boards per game. However, it's not like Westover Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Timberlake Christian ended up a good deal behind Westover Christian Academy in their previous meeting on Friday, losing 62-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and eight boards. Now that Timberlake Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
