The Christian Family Academy Fire are taking a road trip to square off against the Temple Baptist Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Christian Family Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
Christian Family Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lab University Prep Varsity just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kings. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Fire came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Kings are ranked 599th).
Christian Family Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Charles Murray, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds, and Kaleb Marley, who posted 14 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Ramsey, who scored eight points.
Even though they lost, Christian Family Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Temple Baptist can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They took down The Master's Academy 52-35. The Eagles pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Temple Baptist now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Christian Family Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 16-3.
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