Basketball Game Preview: Freedom Christian Academy Patriots vs. Northwood Temple Academy Eagles

Freedom Christian Academy is 8-2 against Northwood Temple Academy since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Freedom Christian Academy Patriots will look to defend their home court against the Northwood Temple Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Freedom Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.

Freedom Christian Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Village Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Freedom Christian Academy blew Village Christian Academy out of the water with a 78-7 final score. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 30 points or more this season.

Freedom Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Allison Lett, who went 12 of 14 on her way to 27 points in addition to six boards and three steals, and Zarah Lewis, who went 12 for 17 on her way to 29 points. Lewis has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Izzie Dalton-Jimenez was another key player, putting up eight points along with eight steals and six assists.

Freedom Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Northwood Temple Academy had to suffer through a 66-27 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 501st, while the Crusaders are ranked 161st).

Freedom Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Northwood Temple Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Everything came up roses for Freedom Christian Academy against Northwood Temple Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 57-8 victory. In that game, Freedom Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 36-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.