Northwood Temple Academy hasn't had much luck against Trinity Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Northwood Temple Academy Eagles will square off against the Trinity Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwood Temple Academy will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in December of 2024 (they won by 34) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Harrells Christian Academy 38-35.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five back in December of 2024. They really took it to the Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-16 win. The match marked the Crusaders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Northwood Temple Academy better keep an eye on Janiah McBryde. She was instrumental in Trinity Christian's win, going 5 for 9 on her way to 16 points and three steals. McBryde has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyleigh Goode, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 10 points.
Trinity Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Northwood Temple Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points per game. As for Trinity Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Northwood Temple Academy took a serious blow against Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 72-14. Can Northwood Temple Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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