Basketball Recap: Fayette Academy Comes Up Short

Fayette Academy played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 69-34 defeat at the hands of the Trinity Christian Academy Lions. The Vikings have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Zane Pike

Assists (Career)

02/04/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy	3
01/31/25 @ University School of Jackson	2
01/17/25 @ Trinity Christian Academy	2
12/06/24 @ The Collegiate School of Memphis	2
12/29/23 vs Central Baptist	2

When it comes to explaining why Fayette Academy lost, don't look at Zane Pike. Despite the final result, he posted six points in addition to ten boards and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Pike a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Harris Armour, who had nine points.

It was another big night for Brayden Waller, who went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points and four steals for Trinity Christian Academy. Zack Niven was another key player, putting up nine points along with five rebounds and five blocks.

Fayette Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.

Fayette Academy will head out to face off against Tipton-Rosemark Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fayette Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against University School of Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 64.2 points per game.