The Trinity Prep Lions will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Trinity Prep can now relate to. They were beaten by the Warriors 64-18 on Thursday. Trinity Prep was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-8.
Anna Dunagan was Trinity Prep's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost to Central Christian on the road by a decisive 45-27 margin. The contest was a 15-15 toss-up at halftime, but Lafayette Christian couldn't quite close it out.
Lafayette Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Carmen Bridges, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 59.3% of Lafayette Christian's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Trinity Prep has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Lafayette Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
