Basketball Preview: Northwood Temple Academy Eagles vs. Greenfield Knights
Northwood Temple Academy is 0-4 against Greenfield since December of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Northwood Temple Academy Eagles will jump right back in to play the Greenfield Knights at 7:00 p.m. Northwood Temple Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Greenfield likes a good challenge.
Northwood Temple Academy is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since December 23, 2023 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past GRACE Christian 72-69.
It was another big night for Kenny Vera, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points plus five rebounds. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Winston Waite, who had 14 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Greenfield and Harrells Christian Academy met for a duel on Tuesday where Greenfield couldn't get it done. Greenfield fell just short of Harrells Christian Academy by a score of 74-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (62), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Northwood Temple Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Greenfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Northwood Temple Academy came up short against Greenfield in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 86-75. Can Northwood Temple Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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