Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Wolves vs. Etna Lions

The Trinity Wolves will take on the Etna Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.

Etna is hoping to do what Hamilton couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Trinity's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Trinity walked away with a 65-58 win over Hamilton.

Trinity's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carver Dresselhaus led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. The match was Dresselhaus' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Short, who shot 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.

Trinity smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Etna opened the new year with a less-than-successful 61-52 defeat to Lost River. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 988th in California, while the Raiders are ranked 84th in Oregon).

Etna has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Trinity, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Things could have been worse for Trinity, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-28 loss to Etna in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Trinity avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.