Holy Trinity Classical Christian is 0-4 against Patrick Henry Academy since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Holy Trinity Classical Christian Mighty Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Holy Trinity Classical Christian ended up a good deal behind Colleton Prep Academy and lost 49-35. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Holy Trinity Classical Christian in their matchups with Colleton Prep Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry Academy came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 58-45 win over Beaufort Academy.
Patrick Henry Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lillian Lucas, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists, and Laney Futch, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Futch has scored all season. Saquoia Sexton was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
Holy Trinity Classical Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Patrick Henry Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Holy Trinity Classical Christian was dealt a bruising 55-27 defeat at the hands of Patrick Henry Academy when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lucas, who scored 29 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Now that Holy Trinity Classical Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
