Basketball Recap: Temple Baptist Academy Comes Up Short

Temple Baptist Academy lost against Franklin Road Christian back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Temple Baptist Academy Royal Crusaders had to suffer through a 94-26 loss at the hands of the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen. While losing is never fun, the Royal Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Minutemen are ranked 135th).

Gracie Tidwell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Franklin Road Christian, going 13-for-18 on her way to 26 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Thanks to that strong game, Tidwell now owns an excellent 45.2% field goal percentage. Grace Avery was another key player, shooting 75% from the field en route to 14 points and five rebounds.

Temple Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Franklin Road Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-5.

Temple Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Franklin Road Christian, they have already played their next match, a 46-35 win against Cedar View Christian on the 28th.