The Trinity Shamrocks will venture away from home to take on the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Trinity is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Shamokin Area: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Shamrocks blew the Indians out of the water with an 83-53 final score. The Shamrocks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Nike Craig
| 02/07/26 @ Shamokin Area | 60% |
| 02/04/26 @ Big Spring | 64% |
| 01/31/26 vs St. John's Catholic Prep | 80% |
| 01/30/26 vs Steelton-Highspire | 80% |
| 01/27/26 @ Boiling Springs | 89% |
| + 10 more games |
Trinity can attribute much of their success to Andre Steele, who shot 64% from the field on his way to 19 points and six steals, and Nike Craig, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. Craig is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last 15 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cole Felician, who posted four points along with six assists and four steals.
Trinity was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They racked up six more assists than Shamokin Area's also-impressive total of ten.
Meanwhile, Holy Ghost Prep came tearing into Saturday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.1 points), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 72-62 victory over the Patriots. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Firebirds' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Patriots are ranked 114th).
Trinity's record is now 20-2. As for Holy Ghost Prep, their record now sits at 16-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
