Temple Christian hasn't had much luck against Trinity Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Temple Christian Eagles will face off against the Trinity Christian Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Temple Christian comes in on three and Trinity Christian on 18.
Temple Christian is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lake Country Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Temple Christian strolled past Lake Country Christian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-45.
| 01/10/25 vs Lake Country Christian | 15 |
| 01/04/25 vs Oakridge | 24 |
| 12/28/24 vs North Side | 15 |
Temple Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jessie Dejesus led the charge by going 7 for 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Dejesus' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Walker, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian didn't have too much trouble with Shelton on Tuesday as they won 62-43. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Chargers are ranked 900th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Temple Christian pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Trinity Christian, their record now sits at 19-2.
Temple Christian might still be hurting after the 70-47 defeat they got from Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can Temple Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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