The Trinity Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pantego Christian Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Trinity Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They lost to Oakridge on the road by a decisive 56-38 margin. Trinity Christian was down 47-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Pantego Christian ended up a good deal behind Covenant Christian on Tuesday and lost 69-54. While losing is never fun, Pantego Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 723rd, while Covenant Christian is ranked 160th).
Despite their loss, Pantego Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Evan Jackson, who scored 12 points along with two steals, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Brown, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Trinity Christian's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Pantego Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-16 record this season.
Trinity Christian came up short against Pantego Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Now that Trinity Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
