Cody Swayze of Temple Baptist Christian School basketball
The Temple Baptist Christian School got the 2019 portion of their schedule kicked off on Tuesday night. The Eagles traveled to Jamestown to take on Faith Christian. Temple fell behind early and could never recover in a 54 to 50 loss. The JV Eagles rallied to win by a final score of 28 to 19.
In the varsity game, Faith scored first and never allowed Temple to catch up. With Temple trailing by 1 after 1 quarter, Faith outscored the Eagles 21 to 8 in the 2nd quarter to seize control. A late Temple rally came up short in the loss. Cody Swayze poured in 42 points to pace Temple. Trace Woodard added 6 points and Mich Gloden finished with 2.
In the JV game, Temple rolled out to a 13 to 4 lead after the 1st period and never looked back in the win. Alex Gloden was the top scorer for Temple as he had 16 points. David Tran and Nathan Baker each scored 4 points for the Eagles.
Temple is back at home on Tuesday when they welcome Victory Baptist of Shelbyville to the E.C. Bailey Gym. The varsity game will get underway at 6 PM at Temple Baptist Christian School.
