The Temple Christian Tigers won the last time they faced the Liberty Christian Academy Knights, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Temple Christian slipped by Liberty Christian Academy 32-31. Given Temple Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while Liberty Christian Academy is ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Temple Christian to victory were Zachariah Rivera and Jeremiah Rivera. Rivera scored 12 points along with six steals, while Rivera scored eight points along with nine rebounds and eight steals. Rivera has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tanner Kuykendall, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and two blocks, and Bryan Bunnells who scored nine points along with five assists and three steals. That's the first time this season that Kuykendall posted two or more blocks.
The victory makes it two in a row for Temple Christian and bumps their season record up to 7-4. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Temple Christian will head out on the road to face off against Antioch Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Antioch Christian Academy will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Liberty Christian Academy will take on Columbus Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
