Basketball Recap: Temple Christian Eagles vs. Mercy Culture Prep Royals
On MondayMercy Culture Prep kept up with Temple Christian until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. The Temple Christian Eagles put the hurt on the Mercy Culture Prep Royals with a sharp 61-40 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Temple Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jessie Dejesus, who went 11 for 18 en route to 23 points. Dejesus' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Thirdkill, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Temple Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Temple Christian pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Temple Christian has already played their next matchup, a 62-26 victory against Nazarene Christian Academy on the 6th. Mercy Culture Prep has also already played their next match (against Temple Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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