The Temple Baptist Academy Royal Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Tabernacle Christian Conquerors at 10:20 a.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Temple Baptist Academy has five straight wins, Tabernacle Christian has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Temple Baptist Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Paideia Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Temple Baptist Academy blew Paideia Academy out of the water with a 68-35 final score. The Royal Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/14/25 @ Paideia Academy | 23 |
| 12/19/24 vs Apostolic Christian Academy | 7 |
| 12/17/24 @ Tennessee Christian Prep | 6 |
| 01/09/25 vs Seymour Community Christian Academy | 2 |
Temple Baptist Academy found their leader in freshman Levi Tomlinson, who went 10 for 13 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tomlinson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Mueller, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Temple Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Tabernacle Christian scored the most points they've had this season back in December of 2024, but it wasn't enough. They took a 63-47 bruising from Triad Baptist Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Conquerors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Titans are ranked 215th).
Tabernacle Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Temple Baptist Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Temple Baptist Academy took their victory against Tabernacle Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2015 by a conclusive 52-32. Does Temple Baptist Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tabernacle Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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