There's no place like home for Midland Trail, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past the Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors 73-50 on Monday. The Patriots pushed the score to 61-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Thad Brown
| 03/03/25 vs Mount Hope Christian Academy | 25 |
| 12/18/24 @ Clay County | 19 |
| 02/18/25 vs Liberty | 18 |
| 02/07/25 vs Clay County | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sherman | 18 |
| + 17 more games |
Leading Midland Trail to victory were Thad Brown and Payton Bailes. Brown shot 52% from the field on his way to 25 points in addition to five assists and four steals, while Bailes went 7-for-9 en route to 19 points. Brown has become a key player for Midland Trail: the team is 8-3 when he posts at least 15 points, but 4-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jacob Ewing, who posted six points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Midland Trail was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 11-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Despite the loss, Mount Hope Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore TALAN CARON shot 75% from the field to rack up 20 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. CARON is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in each of the last 16 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MALACHI FLOHR, who had 13 points.
Midland Trail's record now sits at 12-10. As for Mount Hope Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-16.
Coming up, Midland Trail will challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midland Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season. Mount Hope Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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