The Trinity Christian Crusaders will challenge The Burlington School Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Trinity Christian barely beat Cape Fear Christian Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Crusaders took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 83-11 victory over the Eagles. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-4.
Naomi Williams
| 12/02/25 vs Cape Fear Christian Academy | 17 |
| 11/28/25 vs E.E. Smith | 13 |
| 02/15/25 vs Westminster Catawba Christian | 11 |
| 02/07/25 vs Freedom Christian Academy | 17 |
| 02/06/25 vs Berean Baptist Academy | 8 |
Trinity Christian had a senior duo take command as Janiah McBryde shot 76% from the field on her way to 29 points and seven steals and Naomi Williams dropped a double-double with 23 points and 17 boards. Williams is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Nailah Smith was another key player, putting up eight points and ten boards.
Trinity Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cape Fear Christian Academy only pulled down seven.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely The Burlington School's strategy against Chatham Central on Tuesday. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 65-43 margin over the Bears. The Spartans pushed the score to 49-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears had little chance of recovering from.
Trinity Christian better keep an eye on Kamryn Russell. She was instrumental in The Burlington School's win, dropping a double-double with 26 points and 11 steals. Those 26 points gave Russell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Harrelson, who posted 18 points.
The Burlington School now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Trinity Christian, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Trinity Christian strolled past The Burlington School when the teams last played back in November of 2020 by a score of 40-23. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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