On Friday, the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors came up short against the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks and fell 69-56. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Mavericks are ranked 185th).
Trinity Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carter Kuzmin, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Kuzmin, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Warriors
| 12/06/24 vs Archbishop McCarthy | 56-69 |
| 12/03/24 vs Inlet Grove | 41-64 |
Even though they lost, Trinity Christian Academy 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 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Archbishop McCarthy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andrew Okafor led the charge by going 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Those 20 points gave Okafor a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Sanchez, who posted 15 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Trinity Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Archbishop McCarthy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Trinity Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-49 victory against Jupiter Christian on the 9th. As for Archbishop McCarthy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 51-34 win against Monsignor Pace on the 9th.
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