Northwood Temple Academy hasn't had much luck against Freedom Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northwood Temple Academy Eagles will take on the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots at 5:30 p.m.
Northwood Temple Academy will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were beaten by Trinity Christian 66-27. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 501st, while the Crusaders are ranked 161st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freedom Christian Academy). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 78-7 victory over Village Christian Academy. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 30 points or more this season.
Northwood Temple Academy better focus on containing Allison Lett and Zarah Lewis as the pair were huge in Freedom Christian Academy's win. Lett went 12 for 14 on her way to 27 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals, while Lewis went 12 for 17 on her way to 29 points. Lewis is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Izzie Dalton-Jimenez was another key player, putting up eight points along with eight steals and six assists.
Freedom Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Freedom Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Northwood Temple Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Northwood Temple Academy took a serious blow against Freedom Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 57-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lett, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Now that Northwood Temple 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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