A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Spalding Jaguars face off against the Trinity Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Spalding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
Spalding is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Upson-Lee just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 53-51. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Knights are ranked 84th).
| 01/07/25 @ Upson-Lee | 15 |
| 01/03/25 vs Whitewater | 21 |
| 12/30/24 vs Rutland | 15 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Keelan Day, who posted 15 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. The contest was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terdell Hightower, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They came up short against Whitewater, falling 68-48. The Lions were down 57-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Like Trinity Christian, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Cameron Wallace led the charge by going 7 for 16 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Those 18 points gave Wallace a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Hart, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Trinity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Spalding, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Spalding strolled past Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 75-60. Will Spalding repeat their success, or does Trinity Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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