Basketball Recap: Trinity Christian Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Trinity Christian came tearing into Saturday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Coram Deo Academy Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 96-50 victory. Given Trinity Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while Coram Deo Academy is ranked 1158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Trinity Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lucai Anderson, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 35 points and seven rebounds. Anderson's afternoon made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jett Mccasland was another key player, going 6 of 7 en route to 18 points along with six assists and five steals.

Trinity Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

Despite the loss, Coram Deo Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Isaiah Langat went 9 for 16 on his way to 28 points and four steals. Those 28 points set a new season-high mark for Langat.

Trinity Christian has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Coram Deo Academy, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-19.

Trinity Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-36 win against Midland Christian on the 4th. As for Coram Deo Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 99-85 defeat against Southwest Christian School on the 4th.