Even though Kankakee Trinity Academy scored an imposing 59 points on Saturday, the Tri-State Christian Crusaders still came out on top. Tri-State Christian managed a 65-59 win over Kankakee Trinity Academy. Given Tri-State Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 104th in Maryland, while Kankakee Trinity Academy is ranked 389th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri-State Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Falko, who scored 23 points along with three blocks and two steals. Falko hasn't dropped below 23 points for five straight games. Jackson Sartin was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Kankakee Trinity Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tommy Kujawa. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Akira Hori, who scored nine points.
Kankakee Trinity Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Tri-State Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 35-6 record this season. As for Kankakee Trinity Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-9.
Tri-State Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kankakee Trinity Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.
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