Recap: Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars vs. Trinity Christian Academy Warriors
The Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 40-29 win over Trinity Christian Academy. This was payback for Dreyfoos School of the Arts, who suffered a 28-24 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Trinity Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elsheema Saintyl, who scored ten points. Those ten points set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Sammantha Monier, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
After both having extra time off, Dreyfoos School of the Arts and Forest Hill will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024. Forest Hill presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Florida (Forest Hill is ranked 216th, while Dreyfoos School of the Arts is ranked 465th). Trinity Christian Academy and Berean Christian will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 4, 2024 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Berean Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
