Basketball Recap: Cameron Wallace's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Trinity Christian over Whitewater

Trinity Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They came up short against the Whitewater Wildcats, falling 68-48. 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 453rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 221st).

Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cameron Wallace, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Those 18 points gave Wallace a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Hart, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.

Whitewater's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trey Robbins, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Robbins also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Whitewater is 9-4 when he posts at least five steals, but 1-2 otherwise. Case Roberts was another key player, going 10 of 17 on his way to 21 points.

Trinity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Whitewater, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Trinity Christian Lions duke it out with the Spalding Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Spalding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Whitewater, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Upson-Lee at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.