Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Haywood Tomcats
By Team Reports
Jan 18, 2025, 4:06am
Basketball Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Haywood Tomcats
Having just played yesterday, the Trinity Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Haywood Tomcats at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Trinity Christian Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, Trinity Christian Academy took their contest with ease, bagging a 79-43 victory over Fayette Academy. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Haywood suffered their closest loss since December 5, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Ripley by a score of 71-68.
Trinity Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Lekendric Phillips, one of several Haywood players who made an impact when they last played. He went 10 of 17 on his way to 24 points and eight assists. The match was Phillips' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Josiah Starks was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Trinity Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Haywood, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Trinity Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 58-35 defeat they got from Haywood in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Can Trinity Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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