Freedom Christian Academy came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 70-33 win over O'Neal at home. Freedom Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Karsten Swinney, who scored 22 points along with five assists and four steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Swinney has scored at least 25% of Freedom Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Bastos, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
O'Neal's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Boyd Kenny, who scored eight points. Another player making a difference was Gunnar Adams, who scored seven points.
Freedom Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 54.67 points. As for O'Neal, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Freedom Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against HA Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 5th. HA Prep Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 501st, while Freedom Christian Academy is ranked 248th). O'Neal won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fayetteville Christian at 6:30 p.m. on December 5th. Fayetteville Christian is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
