Basketball Game Preview: Astronaut War Eagles vs. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers

Astronaut hasn't had much luck against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Astronaut War Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Astronaut is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Lake Mary Prep by a score of 63-61 on Friday. The War Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 72-50 to Central. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Rockets are ranked 28th).

Astronaut's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.

Astronaut was taken down by Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 81-32 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Astronaut was down 43-17.