The Trinity Trojans struggled with threes on Monday (the Padua Franciscan Bruins had five more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Trinity fell to Padua Franciscan 56-52. Trinity has not had much luck with Padua Franciscan recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cooper Hughes, who scored 16 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Snow, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Padua Franciscan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gio Roman led the charge by scoring 17 points. Another player making a difference was Riley Cervenka, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Trinity's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Padua Franciscan, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Trinity's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Brooklyn at 6:45 p.m. on February 2nd. Trinity is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Padua Franciscan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Garrett Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Padua Franciscan is facing Garrett Morgan at the right time seeing as Garrett Morgan is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
