The Temple Baptist Academy Royal Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge Apostolic Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Tennessee (Temple Baptist Academy is ranked 347th, while Apostolic Christian is ranked 371st).
Last Saturday, Temple Baptist Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-52 to Victory Baptist Academy. Temple Baptist Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Apostolic Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. The contest between Apostolic Christian and Knoxville A wasn't particularly close, with Apostolic Christian falling 83-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Apostolic Christian had strong showings from Brady Wilson, who scored 25 points, and Rogan Bailey, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Madon Bailey, who scored nine points.
Temple Baptist Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Apostolic Christian, they bumped their record down to 6-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Temple Baptist Academy was taken down by Apostolic Christian 78-32 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Temple Baptist Academy was down 42-21.
