If the Harvest Christian Academy Saints were feeling good off their 75-48 takedown of the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Harvest Christian Academy was beaten by Trinity Christian Academy 74-45 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Harvest Christian Academy has suffered yet this season.
When it comes to explaining why Harvest Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Elijah Cleary. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points. Cleary has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Cumbest, who scored ten points.
Trinity Christian Academy was led to victory by Luke Rolen and Judah Moore. Rolen dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 19 rebounds, and ten assists, while Moore dropped a double-double on 29 points and 15 rebounds. Moore hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Asher Thomas, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Harvest Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Trinity Christian Academy, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-6.
Harvest Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Faustina Academy at 6:30 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant against one another: Ben Nelson and Cleary. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Lakewood Presbyterian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood Presbyterian is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
