Basketball Recap: Garrett Trinkle Key Part of a Team Effort in Patriots Win

Gospel Light Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Union Grove Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against Gospel Light Christian by a score of 63-53. The Patriots haven't had any issues with Gospel Light Christian recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Garrett Trinkle

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Gospel Light Christian	18
12/05/24 vs Indiana Christian Academy	17
01/27/25 @ Gospel Light Christian	16
01/17/25 vs Faith Christian	16
11/09/24 vs Varsity Opponent	14

Union Grove Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Garrett Trinkle led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Trinkle a new career-high in points. Colin Wykes was another key player, going 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points along with six assists and five steals.

Union Grove Christian's victory bumped their record up to 29-6. As for Gospel Light Christian, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 21-9.

Union Grove Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-57 win against Triad Baptist Christian Academy on the 8th. As for Gospel Light Christian, they will challenge Sheets Memorial Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.