Basketball Recap: Timothy Christian Trojans vs. Lisle Lions
While Timothy Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the Lisle Lions with a sharp 71-49 win on Saturday. With that victory, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 51.4 points per game.
Timothy Christian was led to victory by Elisabeth Van Den Berg and Sami Drye. Van Den Berg dropped a double-double on 23 points and 20 rebounds, while Drye went 7 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. The dominant performance also gave Drye a new career-high in field goal percentage (89%). Another player making a difference was Maria Pozol-Neigo, who had six points plus eight assists and six rebounds.
Timothy Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win was the fourth in a row for Timothy Christian, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.8 points. As for Lisle, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Timothy Christian will welcome Bishop McNamara at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lisle, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against Peotone at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Lisle is facing Peotone at the right time seeing as Peotone is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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