The Trinity Christian Tigers lost against the Community Christian Cyclones two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Trinity Christian took a serious blow against Community Christian, falling 73-46. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Trinity Christian in their matchups with Community Christian: they've now lost five in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Carter Jordan. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 18 rebounds. That was a full 47.8% of Trinity Christian's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Davenport, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Community Christian found their leader in underclassman Evan Gattis, who scored 22 points. Gattis is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last four games he's played. Chason Bryant was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Trinity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Community Christian, the win was the 24th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-1.
Trinity Christian will head out on the road to challenge Faith Christian Academy at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Faith Christian Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, Trinity Christian a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Community Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against New Bern Christian Academy at 2:30 p.m. on February 24th. Community Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 26 games -- so hopefully New Bern Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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