Trinity Christian easily dispatched Bethel Christian Academy last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Trinity Christian Tigers fell just short of the Christ Covenant Spartans by a score of 43-41 on Thursday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 43-38.
Macey Skinner
| 02/06/25 @ Christ Covenant | 22 |
| 01/31/25 @ Gramercy Christian | 15 |
| 01/28/25 vs Community Christian | 18 |
| 01/27/25 @ Eastern Christian HomeSchool | 15 |
| 01/17/25 vs Christ Covenant | 18 |
Trinity Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Macey Skinner, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Skinner's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Riley Burnham, who posted 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Trinity Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 21 consecutive games.
Christ Covenant was led to victory by Eliza Entzminger and Caroline Gibbs. Entzminger went 7 for 16 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, while Gibbs went 5 of 8 to rack up 16 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Entzminger has scored at least a third of Christ Covenant's points.
Trinity Christian's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 23-5. As for Christ Covenant, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Trinity Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-17 victory against Faith Christian Academy on the 7th. As for Christ Covenant, they will square off against Gramercy Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christ Covenant is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Gramercy Christian a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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