Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Catholic Celtics vs. Forest Wildcats

The Trinity Catholic Celtics will face off against the Forest Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Trinity Catholic is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Umatilla: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Trinity Catholic blew Umatilla out of the water with a 60-29 final score. That 31 point margin sets a new team best for the Celtics this season.

Trinity Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emmanuel Sandoval led the charge by going 5 of 10 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jadiel Jimenez, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds.

Trinity Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Forest's good fortune finally ran out last Sunday. They fell to Columbia 41-36. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Trinity Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season.

Trinity Catholic suffered a grim 81-61 defeat to Forest when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Trinity Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.