Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Warriors vs. Berean Christian Bulldogs

The Trinity Christian Academy Warriors and the Berean Christian Bulldogs will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The timing is sure in Trinity Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Berean Christian has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Thursday, Trinity Christian Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away American Heritage. They walked away with an 80-71 victory over the Stallions.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Trinity Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paul Morency, who went 10 for 11 on his way to 22 points. The dominant performance gave Morency a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Shedd, who went 6 of 9 en route to 19 points.

Meanwhile, Berean Christian was beaten by King's Academy 68-33 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 628th, while the Lions are ranked 179th).

Berean Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.

Trinity Christian Academy barely slipped by Berean Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 58-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Berean Christian's Derek Vasquez, who posted 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trinity Christian Academy still be able to contain Vasquez? There's only one way to find out.