The Haywood Christian Academy Red Wolves will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Bethel Christian Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Haywood Christian Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Haywood Christian Academy played against Bethel Christian Academy and lost via forfeit.
Last Friday, the Eagles earned a 40-29 win over the Crusaders.
The Eagles' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lexi Mendez, who scored 19 points along with two steals, and Cherish Carson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mendez has scored at least a third of the Eagles' points.
Haywood Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for the Eagles, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Haywood Christian Academy came up short against Bethel Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 36-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 26 rebounds. Now that Haywood Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
