Thales Academy Flowers Plantation unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 50-28 to the Trinity Christian Tigers on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Thales Academy Flowers Plantation saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alayna Gladney posted nine points.
Leading Trinity Christian to victory were Taylor Brooke Crane and Macey Skinner. Crane had 11 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists, while Skinner shot 47% from the field on her way to 18 points and eight boards. Skinner is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Overton, who put up eight points.
Thales Academy Flowers Plantation wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-37 defeat against Faith Christian on the 10th. Trinity Christian has also already played their next game (against Washington Montessori), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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