Temple Christian and Weatherford Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Temple Christian Eagles will take on the Weatherford Christian Lions in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Saturday, Temple Christian had to suffer through a 65-32 loss at the hands of Lake Country Christian. While losing is never fun, Temple Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while Lake Country Christian is ranked 166th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from A Richie, who posted seven points. Another player making a difference was B Esskew, who had seven points.
Meanwhile, Weatherford Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Fort Worth THESA, falling 97-23. The game marked the Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Temple Christian's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Weatherford Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Temple Christian beat Weatherford Christian 45-37 in their previous meeting last Friday. Will Temple Christian repeat their success, or does Weatherford Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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