Christian Life Preparatory is 0-5 against Trinity Christian since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Christian Life Preparatory Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Trinity Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Christian Life Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Christian Life Preparatory came up short against Ovilla Christian and fell 53-41. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Christian Life Preparatory had strong showings from Noah Lester, who scored eight points plus 13 rebounds, and Greg Tarpley, who scored eight points plus 11 rebounds and two steals. Tarpley is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. David Wardlaw was another key player, posting five points plus 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They walked away with a 54-47 win over the Lions. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Trinity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Christian Life Preparatory, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Christian Life Preparatory was dealt a bruising 69-36 defeat at the hands of Trinity Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Christian Life Preparatory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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