Fayetteville Christian hasn't had much luck against Freedom Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fayetteville Christian Warriors and the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots are set to duel. Fayetteville Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Fayetteville Christian is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill: they outscored them in every quarter. Fayetteville Christian blew past Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill 60-38 last Friday. That 22 point margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
Fayetteville Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Christopher Wooten, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and four steals, and Ethan Durgadin, who went 7 for 16 en route to 19 points plus seven assists. The match was Durgadin's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Avery Perusek, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Freedom Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 96-85 to Northwood Temple Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (78), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Karsten Swinney, who earned 30 points plus seven assists and two steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last 22 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce West, who scored 27 points along with five rebounds.
Fayetteville Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Freedom Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Fayetteville Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.8 points per game. However, it's not like Freedom Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 82.4. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Fayetteville Christian ended up a good deal behind Freedom Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February, losing 84-68. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swinney, who earned 36 points plus six assists and two steals. Now that Fayetteville Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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