The TPLS Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Grace Christian Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. TPLS Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Grace Christian will come in with six straight victories.
On Monday, TPLS Christian Academy came up short against Wesleyan Christian Academy and fell 73-65. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 108th in Virginia, while the Trojans are ranked 30th in North Carolina).
Meanwhile, Grace Christian earned a 67-58 win over Terry Sanford on Monday.
Grace Christian's win came from a few key players TPLS Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jordan Speller, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyndoll English, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Grace Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terry Sanford only racked up ten assists.
Grace Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for TPLS Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
TPLS Christian Academy took a serious blow against Grace Christian in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 78-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grace Christian's Isa Roman, who posted 16 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Now that TPLS Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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