Basketball Game Preview: Ambassador Christian School Lions vs. Northwood Temple Academy Eagles

The Ambassador Christian School Lions will face off against the Northwood Temple Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ambassador Christian School has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

On Thursday, Ambassador Christian School escaped with a win against Fayetteville Academy by the margin of a single free throw, 71-70. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Eagles are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northwood Temple Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 81-56 to Berean Baptist Academy on Tuesday. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Northwood Temple Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Ambassador Christian School, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.