The Trinity Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Aurora Christian Academy Arrows at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Aurora Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Trinity Christian Academy turned things around against Polk County Christian on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 49-39.
Trinity Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cameron Stauffer out in front who posted 24 points. Caden Herd was another key player, putting up ten points and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Aurora Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 71-37 to Victory Road Christian Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Arrows were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-13.
Trinity Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Rowen Haynes, one of several Aurora Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He had nine points. The dominant performance also gave Haynes a new career-high in boards (three). Another player making a difference was Caleb Privett, who put up six points.
Aurora Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Trinity Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Aurora Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November and fell 47-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haynes, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 18 points. Now that Trinity Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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