The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the NSU University Sharks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Calvary Christian Academy is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Calvary Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ransom Everglades 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Calvary Christian Academy has posted yet this season.
Calvary Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Teagan Wakefield, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds, and Taryn Wakefield, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wakefield has scored at least a third of Calvary Christian Academy's points.
Meanwhile, NSU University's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 72-23 loss at the hands of Nova. While losing is never fun, NSU University can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Nova is ranked 79th).
Calvary Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for NSU University, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Calvary Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off NSU University in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 45-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of NSU University's Tatum Billie, who scored 21 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. Now that Calvary Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
