The Crooms Academy Panthers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They snuck past Trinity Christian Academy with a 57-52 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Crooms Academy also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crooms Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyrell Johnson, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Elio Cestero, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
The win got Crooms Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crooms Academy will take on Halifax Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Halifax Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 contests -- so hopefully Crooms Academy likes a good challenge. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Circle Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Circle Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 last Saturday.
