After two games on the road, Trinity Christian Academy is heading back home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th. Trinity Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while St. Joseph Academy is ranked 187th).
Trinity Christian Academy suffered their closest loss yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of University by a score of 33-31. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Trinity Christian Academy in their matchups with University: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They breezed by Crescent City at home to the tune of 74-31. St. Joseph Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 29 points or more this season.
St. Joseph Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kelly Cramer out in front who scored 26 points along with three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Cramer has scored at least a third of St. Joseph Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Taninah Manning, who scored 16 points along with nine steals.
Trinity Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Trinity Christian Academy was taken down by St. Joseph Academy 58-29 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Trinity Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
