Trinity and St. Xavier are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Trinity Shamrocks will be playing at home against the St. Xavier Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Trinity needed a bit of extra time to put away Covington Catholic. They snuck past the Colonels with a 75-71 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Shamrocks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Colonels are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, St. Xavier waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 96-59. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.
St. Xavier found their leader in freshman Josh Lindsay, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lindsay has scored all season. Graham Krezmien was another key player, going 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points.
Trinity has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for St. Xavier, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Trinity suffered a grim 68-44 defeat to St. Xavier in their previous matchup on Sunday. Will Trinity have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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