Basketball Preview: Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors vs. Skyline Prep Bengals
The Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors will face off against the Skyline Prep Bengals at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Tri-City Christian Academy has three wins , while Skyline Prep has 19 dating back to last season).
Last Tuesday, Tri-City Christian Academy made easy work of Berean Academy and carried off a 36-16 win. Fans of the Warriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tri-City Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ally Phillips, who scored eight points plus 13 rebounds and six steals. Phillips is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Sierra Lulgjuraj, who posted eight points along with six rebounds.
Tri-City Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Skyline Prep won against Glenview College Prep on Monday with 24 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Skyline Prep escaped with a win against Mission Heights Prep by the margin of a single free throw, 24-23.
Skyline Prep pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.3 points. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Tri-City Christian Academy and Skyline Prep were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but Tri-City Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 41-40 defeat. Can Tri-City Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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