Midland Christian hasn't had much luck against Trinity Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Midland Christian Mustangs will challenge the Trinity Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Midland Christian comes in on five and Trinity Christian on eight.
Last Saturday, everything went Midland Christian's way against Fort Worth Christian as Midland Christian made off with a 66-46 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Cardinals are ranked 1213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Trinity Christian's strategy against Coram Deo Academy on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Trinity Christian blew Coram Deo Academy out of the water with a 96-49 final score. Trinity Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Trinity Christian's win came from a few key players Midland Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lucai Anderson, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 35 points and seven rebounds. The game was his 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Mccasland, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 18 points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Trinity Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Trinity Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Midland Christian, the victory got them back to even at 15-15.
Midland Christian suffered a grim 69-45 defeat to Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in January. Can Midland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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