Temple Christian has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Liberty Christian Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Temple Christian came up short against Cornerstone Christian Academy and fell 50-40.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Liberty Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 56-31 defeat to Christ the Cornerstone Academy might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty Christian Academy in their matchups with Christ the Cornerstone Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of DJ Cuffee, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Tanner Kuykendall who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 45.2% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Temple Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Liberty Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Temple Christian won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January, slipping by Liberty Christian Academy 32-31. Will Temple Christian repeat their success, or does Liberty Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
