Basketball Game Preview: Council Grove Braves vs. Trinity Academy Knights

The Council Grove Braves will face off against the Trinity Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Council Grove has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Trinity Academy will arrive with three straight victories.

Council Grove might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 58-50 to Burlington, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Brycen Palmquist

Steals

12/06/24 vs Mission Valley	8
02/24/25 @ Burlington	7
01/13/25 vs Lyndon	7
12/14/24 vs Rural Vista [Hope/White City]	6
12/13/24 @ Herington	6
+ 15 more games

Despite the defeat, Council Grove got top-tier performance from Brycen Palmquist, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. Palmquist also grabbed seven steals, which is notable because Council Grove is 10-5 when he posts at least three steals, but 2-4 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Trinity Academy beat Kingman 57-47 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly ten points.

Council Grove's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Trinity Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.