Preview: Dayspring Christian Academy Lions vs. Temple Christian Crusaders
Dayspring Christian Academy is 3-0 against Temple Christian since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dayspring Christian Academy Lions will take on the Temple Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Dayspring Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Dayspring Christian Academy walked away with it. They snuck past the Tornadoes with a 43-38 victory on Monday. Given Dayspring Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Timberlake Christian is ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Temple Christian has not done well against Roanoke Valley Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Temple Christian was the clear victor by a 48-27 margin over Roanoke Valley Christian. Temple Christian pushed the score to 37-15 by the end of the third, a deficit Roanoke Valley Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
Temple Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emma Cash led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Moriah Greene, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Dayspring Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Temple Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Dayspring Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Temple Christian in their previous meeting on Thursday, winning 44-33. Will Dayspring Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Temple Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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