The Faith Lutheran Lions will challenge the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Faith Lutheran is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric last Friday. Faith Lutheran enjoyed a cozy 41-25 win over Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric.
Kenny Hoff was the offensive standout of the match as he posted 20 points. Another player making a difference was Trent Reynolds, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy entered their tilt with Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric on Saturday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They took their game with ease, bagging a 90-47 victory over the Lions. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-15.
Trinity Christian Academy found their leader in freshman Luke Nutt, who went 9 for 12 on his way to 23 points and five assists. The matchup was Nutt's 18th in a row with at least ten points. Landon Dyck was another key player, going 6 of 8 en route to 14 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Trinity Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in six consecutive games.
Trinity Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.9 points per game. As for Faith Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Faith Lutheran has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 50% of their three-pointers per game. However, it's not like Trinity Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've nailed 40% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Faith Lutheran was taken down by Trinity Christian Academy 103-44 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Faith Lutheran was down 61-20.
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