Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while True North is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy Cougars will take on the True North Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy posted their biggest win since November 27, 2023 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Still Creek Christian as Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy made off with a 66-42 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayden Boyd, who scored 22 points along with four steals. Boyd has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayden Blake-Benard, who scored 13 points along with five steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, True North scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Faith Christian 76-51. The score was close at the half, but True North pulled away in the second half with 39 points.
True North's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Calisch, who scored 24 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Calisch has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Moss, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for True North, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 21.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like True North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy came up short against True North in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 69-63. Will Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
