Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Christian vs. The Habersham School Patriots

Trinity Christian and The Habersham School are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. Trinity Christian just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome The Habersham School Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Trinity Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 43-42 photo finish over Heritage Christian Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Trinity Christian.

Meanwhile, The Habersham School didn't have too much trouble with Heritage Christian Academy on Monday as they won 56-38.

Trinity Christian better keep an eye on Maddie Viles. She was instrumental in The Habersham School's win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Viles a new career-high in steals (six). Myla Shippy was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

The Habersham School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.

The Habersham School is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Trinity Christian, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9.

Trinity Christian suffered a grim 50-30 defeat to The Habersham School when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The Habersham School's Gaby Kenard, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 16 boards. Now that Trinity Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.