The Temple Baptist Academy Royal Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Berean Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
A well-balanced attack led Temple Baptist Academy over Calvary Baptist in every quarter on their way to victory last Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Temple Baptist Academy blew Calvary Baptist out of the water with a 61-28 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Temple Baptist Academy had established a 29 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Berean Academy came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Sale Creek 67-64.
Daniel Wigginton and Austen Harvey were among the main playmakers for Berean Academy as the former scored 23 points and the latter scored 29 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wigginton has scored all season.
Temple Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Berean Academy, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Temple Baptist Academy came up short against Berean Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 62-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harvey, who scored 25 points. Now that Temple Baptist 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.
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