The Temple Christian Crusaders will be playing at home against the New Covenant Gryphons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Temple Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday.
Temple Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak. They fell 44-33 to Dayspring Christian Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Temple Christian in their matchups with Dayspring Christian Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite their defeat, Temple Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Alyssa Conner, who scored 12 points along with two steals, was perhaps the best of all. Catalina Lyttle was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 12 rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, New Covenant had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They took down Westover Christian Academy 42-28. Given New Covenant's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Westover Christian Academy is ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Temple Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for New Covenant, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Temple Christian ended up a good deal behind New Covenant in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, losing 46-32. Can Temple Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
