Basketball Game Preview: Northwood Temple Academy Eagles vs. Wayne Country Day Chargers

The Northwood Temple Academy Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Wayne Country Day Chargers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northwood Temple Academy comes in on three and Wayne Country Day on nine.

Last Saturday, Northwood Temple Academy didn't have too much trouble with Cape Fear Academy as they won 70-56.

Kenny Vera and Elijah Kindle were among the main playmakers for Northwood Temple Academy as the former went 9 for 12 on his way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks and the latter posted 20 points and five steals. Those three blocks gave Vera a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Winston Waite, who had nine points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wayne Country Day against Wayne Preparatory Academy on Monday as the team secured a 74-38 victory. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

Wayne Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Northwood Temple Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.

Northwood Temple Academy suffered a grim 89-66 defeat to Wayne Country Day in their previous meeting back in February. Thankfully for Northwood Temple Academy, Carlos Vazquez (who posted 31 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.