Konos Academy is 2-8 against Trinity Christian School of Griffin since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Konos Academy Condor will welcome the Trinity Christian School of Griffin LIONS at 8:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Konos Academy is coming into the matchup on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Central Christian 64-32. With that win, the Condor brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
| 12/10/24 @ Central Christian | 19 |
| 12/06/24 @ Lafayette Christian | 18 |
| 12/03/24 @ Springwood | 18 |
It was another big night for Joshua Knapp, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Knapp, who posted ten points and three steals.
Konos Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian School of Griffin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 73-57 victory over the Panthers.
Konos Academy better keep an eye on Israel Lockridge. He was instrumental in Trinity Christian School of Griffin's win, going 8 of 11 on his way to 19 points along with seven boards and six assists. Lockridge is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least five every time he's taken the court this season. Jeremiah Greene was another key player, going 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
Konos Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Trinity Christian School of Griffin, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Konos Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Trinity Christian School of Griffin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Konos Academy came up short against Trinity Christian School of Griffin when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-44. Thankfully for Konos Academy, Jalen English (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
