The Trinity Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Elliot Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Trinity Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Monday.
Last Monday, Trinity Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, taking the game 46-36.
Trinity Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mathew Daniel out in front who had 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Muntean, who scored six points along with five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Elliot Christian lost to Summerville on the road by a 53-34 margin last Thursday. The Eagles were down 45-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Elliot Christian might have lost, but man, Jeremy Nielsen was a machine: he had 25 points plus five steals. That was a full 73.5% of Elliot Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kaden Kirby, who had four points along with nine rebounds.
Trinity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Elliot Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Trinity Christian strolled past Elliot Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 74-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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