Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Christian Warriors vs. BASIS - Prescott Coyote

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2025, 2:35am

Basketball Preview: Trinity Christian Warriors vs. BASIS - Prescott Coyote

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Previous 4 Games

01/12/24 - Home61-22 W
12/04/23 - Away81-27 W
01/24/20 - Away58-31 W
11/19/19 - Home51-33 W

Trinity Christian is 4-0 against BASIS - Prescott since November of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Trinity Christian Warriors will look to defend their home court against the BASIS - Prescott Coyote at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Trinity Christian's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while BASIS - Prescott has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

If Trinity Christian beats BASIS - Prescott with 56 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Trinity Christian took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-15 win over Verde Valley. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 26 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, BASIS - Prescott came up short against BASIS - Mesa on Thursday, falling 59-36.

Trinity Christian will have to keep a close watch on Abner Chang and Raj Tung, a pair of players who had a big impact on BASIS - Prescott's prior game. Chang went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points, while Tung went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points and three steals. Tung is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Puster, who posted two points and 11 boards.

Even though they lost, BASIS - Prescott was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

BASIS - Prescott's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Trinity Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Trinity Christian against BASIS - Prescott when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 61-22 victory. In that game, Trinity Christian amassed a halftime lead of 42-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.

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