The Boone Braves had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They took down Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 43-29. Given Boone's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Mckenna Murphy, who scored 21 points along with five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Thomas, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Boone's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9.
Boone will head out on the road to square off against Downey Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Downey Christian is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will take on The First Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
