Trinity Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime match against Fayette Ware on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fayette Ware Wildcats by a score of 72-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Brayden Waller
| 02/08/25 @ Fayette Ware | 9 |
| 02/07/25 vs University School of Jackson | 8 |
| 02/04/25 @ Fayette Academy | 3 |
| 01/28/25 @ Tipton-Rosemark Academy | 1 |
| 01/25/25 @ St. Mary's | 3 |
| + 20 more games |
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brayden Waller, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. That's the most boards Waller has posted since back in November of 2024. Zack Niven was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and seven blocks.
Even though they lost, Trinity Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fayette Ware only posted eight assists.
Tarecous Stevens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fayette Ware, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 23 rebounds. Fayette Ware is 17-2 when Stevens posts eight or more boards, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Quaylan Hampton, who had eight points and three steals.
Trinity Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Fayette Ware, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Coming up, Trinity Christian Academy will square off against Jackson Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Fayette Ware, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats take on the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Fayette Ware's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.
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