The Northwood Temple Academy Eagles entered their tilt with the Fayetteville Christian Warriors with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Northwood Temple Academy came out on top against Fayetteville Christian by a score of 75-65 on Friday. Given Northwood Temple Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Fayetteville Christian is ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwood Temple Academy was led to victory by Kenny Vera and Elijah Kindle. Vera scored 19 points, while Kindle scored 20 points. Vera has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times he's played. Tyler Henderson was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Northwood Temple Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Fayetteville Christian, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Northwood Temple Academy will be playing at home against Trinity Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Trinity Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 matchups. As for Fayetteville Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Berean Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berean Baptist Academy is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
