The Temple Baptist Eagles will take on the Challenger Firebirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Temple Baptist is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Temple Baptist is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pinnacle Classical Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Temple Baptist was outmatched by Pinnacle Classical Academy and fell 86-46. Temple Baptist was down 68-38 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Challenger fought the good fight in their overtime game against Community Christian Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to the Warriors.
Temple Baptist will need focus on slowing down Braelon Roe, one of several Challenger players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 19 points along with eight boards and three steals. Roe is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Annis, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Temple Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Challenger, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Temple Baptist was taken down by Challenger 72-29 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Temple Baptist, Za'Miaz Boger (who went 7 of 8 en route to 17 points in addition to seven boards and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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