The Kirby Prep Griffins's and the Trinity Christian Warriors's match on Thursday was close at halftime, but the Kirby Prep Griffins turned on the heat in the second half with 38 points. Everything went Kirby Prep's way against Trinity Christian as Kirby Prep made off with a 53-30 win. That's another feather in the cap for Kirby Prep, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Rain Li, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The matchup was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Lively, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Kirby Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Trinity Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Kirby Prep won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Anzar at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th. As for Trinity Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against York at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. York and Trinity Christian are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.