It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Union Christian Academy Eagles take on the Abundant Life Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Abundant Life took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Union Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Union Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Southwest Christian Academy to the tune of 57-15 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Abundant Life came up short against Little Rock HomeSchool on Monday and fell 45-38. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Flames are ranked 135th).
Despite the loss, Abundant Life saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rosie Townsend dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. Townsend is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Kahler, who posted four points.
Union Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Abundant Life, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7.
Union Christian Academy beat Abundant Life 50-39 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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