The Calvary Christian EAGLES will square off against the Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Calvary Christian has five straight wins, Crosspointe Christian Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Calvary Christian is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Tabernacle Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Calvary Christian blew Tabernacle Christian out of the water with an 82-31 final score. The EAGLES have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Crosspointe Christian Academy came up short against First Baptist Christian on Tuesday and fell 61-49.
Calvary Christian will need to focus on slowing down Phil Fitzsimmons, one of several Crosspointe Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Fitzsimmons is becoming a predictor of Crosspointe Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 6-3 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Coltenn Wagner, who posted 19 points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Calvary Christian pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Calvary Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Crosspointe Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 54-45. Will Calvary Christian repeat their success, or does Crosspointe Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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