Trinity Prep lost against Lanier Christian Academy back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Trinity Prep Lions were outmatched by the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning and fell 79-47. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Lightning are ranked 168th).
Trinity Prep's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Beau Blocker, who posted 21 points. That was a full 44.7% of Trinity Prep's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aboubacar Sylla, who earned six points and nine rebounds.
Lanier Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Xavier Barber out in front who went 7 for 10 on his way to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Barber, who went 8 of 14 en route to 19 points and three steals.
Trinity Prep has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Lanier Christian Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Trinity Prep is taking a road trip to square off against Providence Classical Christian at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th. Trinity Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season. Lanier Christian Academy has already played their next match (against Providence Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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