Basketball Recap: Truman Piles Up the Points Against Kansas City East Christian Academy

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Excelsior Springs	47
12/28/24 vs Kansas City East Christian Academy	30
12/12/24 vs Chrisman	27
12/20/24 @ Grain Valley	-9
12/10/24 @ North Kansas City	-22

Truman won the last time they faced Kansas City East Christian Academy and things went their way on Saturday too. The Truman Patriots blew past the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions 75-45. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Kansas City East Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maddox Carrillo, who posted 16 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Brown, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points.

Truman is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6.

Truman will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Grandview at 10:30 a.m. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Kauffman at 7:15 p.m. on January 7, 2025.