Kankakee Trinity Academy will challenge the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Kankakee Trinity Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 79-73 to Donovan. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (64), Kankakee Trinity Academy still had to take the loss.
Cory Hathaway
| 02/15/25 @ Donovan | 4 |
| 02/08/25 vs Families of Faith Christian Academy | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy | 3 |
| 01/13/25 vs Heritage Christian | 2 |
| 01/10/25 @ Families of Faith Christian Academy | 2 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cory Hathaway, who posted 19 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Akira Hori, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 18 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Illinois Lutheran). They blew past Universal 72-51 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Illinois Lutheran and bumps their season record up to 3-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points over those games. As for Kankakee Trinity Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.
Everything came up roses for Kankakee Trinity Academy against Illinois Lutheran in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 64-30 victory. In that match, Kankakee Trinity Academy amassed a halftime lead of 51-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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