Basketball Preview: Word of God Christian Academy National Holy Rams vs. Freedom Christian Academy Patriots
Word of God Christian Academy National has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will face off against the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Word of God Christian Academy National had just enough and edged Non Varsity Opponent out 72-69. That's two games straight that the Holy Rams have won by exactly three points.
Word of God Christian Academy National's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trevor Best led the charge by going 7 for 15 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Jordan Vick was another key player, going 8 for 19 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Freedom Christian Academy and Grace Christian met for a duel on Tuesday where Freedom Christian Academy had to take the L. Freedom Christian Academy took a 92-84 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grace Christian. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Freedom Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Karsten Swinney was a machine: he earned 46 points along with six assists and three steals. The contest was Swinney's 20th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce West, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Freedom Christian Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Word of God Christian Academy National, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Word of God Christian Academy National hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 74 points per game. However, it's not like Freedom Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 82.8. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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