The Trinity Christian Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Stephenson Jaguars at 12:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Trinity Christian is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight games dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost to McIntosh on the road by a 59-45 margin.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Thomas Thigpin, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 13 rebounds. Parker Stanford was another key player, going 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Stephenson ended up a good deal behind Chamblee on Saturday and lost 76-58. The Jaguars were down 60-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Trinity Christian will have to keep a close watch on Antonio King and Onyx Stallings-Brown, a pair of players who had a big impact on Stephenson's prior game. King dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards, while Stallings-Brown shot 50% from the field en route to 15 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Reginald Smith, who posted six points.
Stephenson now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Trinity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Trinity Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Stephenson in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, winning 55-45. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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