Basketball Recap: Trinity Christian Comes Up Short

Trinity Christian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 68-57 to The Colony Cougars on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Cougars are ranked 466th).

Lucai Anderson

Points

12/11/25 vs The Colony	30
12/11/25 vs Grand Oaks	27
12/09/25 @ Frenship Memorial	17
12/06/25 vs Prestonwood Christian	15
12/05/25 vs Trinity Christian	20
+ 3 more games

Despite the loss, Trinity Christian still got an impressive performance from Lucai Anderson, who went 11-for-27 to rack up 30 points along with seven boards and four steals. The contest was Anderson's eighth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Gilbert, who made all 5 shots he took for 10 points and seven rebounds.

Trinity Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for The Colony, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.

Coming up, Trinity Christian and Emerson will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. As for The Colony, they and Hebron will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. The Cougars will be up against the Hawks' rather soft defense (which has allowed 60.92 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.