Basketball Preview: Trinity Christian Eagles vs. Christian Life Preparatory Knights
Trinity Christian has gone 5-0 against Christian Life Preparatory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trinity Christian Eagles will host the Christian Life Preparatory Knights at 7:00 p.m. Trinity Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
While Trinity Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 54-47 win over Nazarene Christian Academy on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Christian Life Preparatory came up short against Ovilla Christian on Tuesday and fell 53-41. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Christian Life Preparatory's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Noah Lester, who scored eight points in addition to 13 rebounds, and Greg Tarpley, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and two steals. Tarpley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was David Wardlaw, who scored five points in addition to 11 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Christian Life Preparatory and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Trinity Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Trinity Christian against Christian Life Preparatory in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as the squad secured a 69-36 win. Will Trinity Christian repeat their success, or does Christian Life Preparatory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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