The Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Neuse Christian Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.
Friendship Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 57-50.
It was another big night for Kyren Smith, who scored 31 points along with five rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Powery, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Neuse Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss since November 16, 2023 on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 84-54 loss at the hands of Thales Academy Apex. Neuse Christian Academy has not had much luck with Thales Academy Apex recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Neuse Christian Academy had strong showings from Aiden Graham, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two blocks, and Josh Martin, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds. Martin is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Westin Tilley, who scored five points along with three steals.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Neuse Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 77-72 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Neuse Christian Academy's Chase Curtis, who scored 31 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
