Two dominant guards in Leila Bryant and Bianca Hall are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers will square off against The First Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy comes in on seven and The First Academy on four.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Boone: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy blew Boone out of the water with a 72-36 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, The First Academy earned a 46-36 victory over Timothy Christian on Friday. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 18th in Florida, while the Trojans are ranked 280th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The First Academy's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.6 points per game. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy skirted past The First Academy 46-43 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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