Recap: Holy Trinity Classical Christian Mighty Lions vs. Calhoun Academy Cavaliers
This season hasn't been kind to the Holy Trinity Classical Christian Mighty Lions, who are still winless after their fifth contest. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Calhoun Academy an easy 55-34 victory.
Calhoun Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Strickland, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Thornburg, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Holy Trinity Classical Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Calhoun Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Holy Trinity Classical Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Cross Schools at 2:15 p.m. on December 21st. Hopefully Cross Schools focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 last Friday. Calhoun Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cathedral Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 5, 2024.