Freedom Christian Academy has won four straight games at home, while Fayetteville Academy has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Freedom Christian Academy Patriots just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Fayetteville Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Freedom Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 games -- so hopefully Fayetteville Academy likes a good challenge.
Freedom Christian Academy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Northwood Temple Academy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Freedom Christian Academy managed a 94-90 victory over Northwood Temple Academy on Wednesday.
Karsten Swinney
| 01/15/25 vs Northwood Temple Academy | 26 |
| 01/14/25 vs Fayetteville Christian | 31 |
| 01/07/25 @ Village Christian Academy | 29 |
| 01/03/25 @ The O'Neal School | 28 |
| 12/28/24 vs Wayne Preparatory Academy | 26 |
Freedom Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Karsten Swinney, who posted 26 points and six assists. Swinney's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bryce West, who had 25 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Fayetteville Academy against Halifax Academy on Tuesday as the squad secured an 86-42 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.
Fayetteville Academy's win came from a few key players Freedom Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brady Barnes, who put up 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Williams, who scored 19 points.
Freedom Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.3 points. As for Fayetteville Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's contest: Freedom Christian Academy has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 11.2 threes per game. However, it's not like Fayetteville Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3 three-pointers. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Freedom Christian Academy came up short against Fayetteville Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 92-80. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnes, who earned 30 points. Now that Freedom Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
