The Habersham School and Trinity Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Habersham School Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Trinity Christian Trinity Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully The Habersham School focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Thursday.
The Habersham School will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Savannah Christian on Thursday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 25-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. The Habersham School fell just short of Savannah Christian by a score of 37-34. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maddie Viles, who earned 14 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 41.2% of The Habersham School's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Gaby Kenard was another key player, posting 12 points plus three blocks and two steals.
Even though they lost, The Habersham School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Trinity Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in November. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Faith Christian Academy on Thursday, sneaking past 22-19. The 22-point effort marked Trinity Christian's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The Habersham School's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Trinity Christian, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
The Habersham School didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Trinity Christian in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 40-36 win. Will The Habersham School repeat their success, or does Trinity Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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