Basketball Recap: Trinity Christian Academy Takes a Loss

On Thursday, the Trinity Christian Academy Lions had to suffer through a 78-43 loss at the hands of the Vashon Wolverines. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 43rd in Tennessee, while the Wolverines are ranked second in Missouri).

Despite the loss, Trinity Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Brayden Waller, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. Waller is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Drake Craddock, who posted six points.

Trinity Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season. As for Vashon, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-1.

When Trinity Christian Academy and Vashon next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Trinity Christian Academy will try to stop Maumelle's six-game winning streak when the meet at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Vashon will try to stop Quincy's nine-game winning streak when the meet at 4:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025.