The Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Central Florida Christian Academy will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 40-point drubbing they dealt Lake Minneola on Tuesday. Central Florida Christian Academy breezed by Lake Minneola to the tune of 65-25. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Hawks are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Florida Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Soraya Jokhan, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariel Edri, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 10 points and seven boards.
Central Florida Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Trinity Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They took down Victory Christian Academy 58-43 on Tuesday.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Ja'Niya Corbin and Bianca Barroso. Corbin had a solid game and posted 18 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Meanwhile, Barroso did her best for the losing side, going 7 for 14 en route to 18 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Trinity Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Central Florida Christian Academy has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 28.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Trinity Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Central Florida Christian Academy strolled past Trinity Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 54-36. Does Central Florida Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
