Basketball Recap: Clay-Battelle Drops Season-High Score on Trinity Christian

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clay-Battelle). They claimed a resounding 87-59 victory over the Trinity Christian Warriors. Winning may never get old, but the Cee-Bees sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Preston Luzader

Points

02/28/25 vs Trinity Christian	26
02/24/25 @ Union	21
02/21/25 vs Hundred	37
02/19/25 @ Notre Dame	24
02/18/25 vs Valley	30
+ 14 more games

Clay-Battelle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Preston Luzader led the charge by dropping a double-double with 26 points and 20 rebounds. Luzader's big performance that evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Payton, who shot 63% from the field on his way to 26 points along with five boards and three steals.

Clay-Battelle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.

When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian lost on Friday, don't look at Austin Porta. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-17 to rack up 20 points and seven rebounds. That's the most boards Porta has posted since back in December of 2024. Maddox Mousadis was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Clay-Battelle's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points over those games. As for Trinity Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-15.

Clay-Battelle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Trinity Christian, they will be playing at home against Madonna at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian is facing Madonna at the right time seeing as Madonna is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.