If the Trinity Christian Warriors were feeling good off their 82-26 takedown of the Paden City Wildcats last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Trinity Christian fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 64-61. While losing is never fun, Trinity Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Bearcats are ranked 45th).
Trinity Christian lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chayce Adams, who scored 24 points. Adams hasn't dropped below 21 points for four straight games. Carter Hartsock was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds.
Trinity Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Trinity Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Grafton, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8.
Trinity Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Grafton, they will head out on the road to take on the Big Blacks at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Point Pleasant is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
