After flying high against Mary Persons last Friday, Trinity Christian came back down to earth. The Trinity Christian Lions took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fayette County Tigers on Tuesday. The Lions have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Trinity Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carson Hart, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Mark Hayden, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 14 points.
It was another big night for Jackson Rutley, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds for Fayette County. Rutley's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Anthony Perry was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten boards.
Trinity Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Fayette County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Trinity Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 83-51 defeat against LaGrange on the 7th. As for Fayette County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-38 win against Whitewater on the 5th.
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