The Central Pointe Christian Academy National White Tigers will challenge the Cresset Christian Academy Eagles at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central Pointe Christian Academy National is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Florida Educational Institute 87-49 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the White Tigers sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
| 01/10/25 vs North Florida Educational Institute | 9 |
| 12/20/24 vs The Villages Charter | 6 |
| 11/19/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 6 |
| 01/04/25 vs DME Academy Regional | 5 |
| 11/25/24 vs Somerset Prep | 5 |
Central Pointe Christian Academy National's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sofia Acu?a, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. Those nine assists gave Acu?a a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Reyes, who went 8 of 13 en route to 21 points and six rebounds.
Acu?a wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Central Pointe Christian Academy National was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cresset Christian Academy entered their tilt with Victory Christian Center on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 69-36 victory over the Kings. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Kings are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cresset Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Central Pointe Christian Academy National will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Trinity Jefferson, who posted 23 points. Her evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Bryant, who put up 17 points.
Cresset Christian Academy pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.5 points. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy National, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
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