Basketball Recap: Arthur-Okaw Christian Wins Going Away Against Kankakee Trinity Academy

By Team Reports Dec 17, 2024, 3:53pm

Basketball Recap: Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders vs. Kankakee Trinity Academy

Arthur-Okaw Christian had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point drubbing they dealt Kankakee Trinity Academy on Saturday. Everything went the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders' way against Kankakee Trinity Academy as the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders made off with a 67-46 victory. The match marked the Conquering Riders' most dominant win of the season so far.

Brock Helmuth

Points

12/07/24 vs Kankakee Trinity Academy23
12/05/24 vs Cerro Gordo/Bement12
11/26/24 @ Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond12
12/02/24 @ Unity Christian8
11/23/24 @ Christian Liberty8

Arthur-Okaw Christian had a senior duo take command as Brock Helmuth went 10 of 11 on his way to 23 points and Kyson Pflum went 6 for 8 on his way to 16 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Those 23 points set a new season-high mark for Helmuth. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Kuhns, who posted eight points and six rebounds.

Arthur-Okaw Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the defeat, Kankakee Trinity Academy had strong showings from Akira Hori, who had 16 points and three steals, and Vinny Hendrix, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 34.8% of Kankakee Trinity Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Arthur-Okaw Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Kankakee Trinity Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.

Arthur-Okaw Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 41-36 defeat against La Salette Academy on the 10th. As for Kankakee Trinity Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-49 win against Families of Faith Christian Academy on the 10th.

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