Basketball Recap: Holy Trinity's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 @ Lycee Francais de Chicago	43-69
12/18/24 vs Ida Crown Jewish Academy	51-47
12/16/24 @ Jones	43-40
12/11/24 vs Fasman Yeshiva	56-28
12/06/24 @ Cristo Rey Jesuit	60-37

Holy Trinity was the 56-23 winner over Lycee Francais de Chicago when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Holy Trinity Tigers might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Lycee Francais de Chicago an easy 69-43 victory. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lycee Francais de Chicago to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sidy Doumbouya, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Bonheur Balita was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Holy Trinity's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Lycee Francais de Chicago, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.

Holy Trinity will take on Hansberry in a tournament on Monday. Hansberry has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Lycee Francais de Chicago, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Beacon Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Lycee Francais de Chicago is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season.