The Atlantic Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Atlantic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Atlantic pushed their score all the way to 74 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 75-74 to Santaluces. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Atlantic in their matchups with Santaluces: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, even though Leonard scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, Trinity Christian Academy still came out on top. Trinity Christian Academy took their game against Leonard 68-55. The win made it back-to-back wins for Trinity Christian Academy.
Xander Eason was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Rodriguez, who scored 13 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Atlantic's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
