Preview: Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion vs. Trinity Christian Warriors
The Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion will be playing at home against the Trinity Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wickenburg Christian Academy entered their tilt with BASIS - Prescott with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Wickenburg Christian Academy simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat BASIS - Prescott 73-36 on the road. Given Wickenburg Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while BASIS - Prescott is ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evan Gustin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 34 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Calden Dickinson was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals and two blocks.
Trinity Christian posted their biggest win since December 15, 2023 on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 65-28 victory over Caurus Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Trinity Christian.
Wickenburg Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Trinity Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Wickenburg Christian Academy was taken down by Trinity Christian 56-19 in their previous meeting on January 11th. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wickenburg Christian Academy was down 38-7.
