Oakwood Christian will venture away from home to square off against the Temple Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakwood Christian has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 25.
Oakwood Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hampton Park Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oakwood Christian took a blow against Hampton Park Christian, falling 71-37. While losing is never fun, Oakwood Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Hampton Park Christian is ranked 125th).
New Covenant School typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Temple Christian Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 49-36 win over the Cavaliers.
Temple Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Oakwood Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ethan Moses, who shot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 boards. The match was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Passetti, who posted ten points along with five assists and four steals.
Temple Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Oakwood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Oakwood Christian was dealt a bruising 64-37 loss at the hands of Temple Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oakwood Christian was down 38-12.
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