Kankakee Trinity Academy is 0-4 against Victory Christian Academy since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Kankakee Trinity Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Victory Christian Academy Lions at 10:30 a.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Kankakee Trinity Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday.
Kankakee Trinity Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success. They came out on top against Portage Christian by a score of 35-23. Perhaps unsurprisinly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Kankakee Trinity Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Meen Darasidh, who scored nine points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Darasidh has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Jorgensen, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy entered their tilt with Mishawaka HomeSchool W with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Victory Christian Academy was the clear victor by a 36-12 margin over Mishawaka HomeSchool W.
Lucie Carter and Ellen Penner were among the main playmakers for Victory Christian Academy as the former scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals and the latter scored eight points along with eight steals and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Carter has scored all season.
Kankakee Trinity Academy's win ended a 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-18. As for Victory Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-10 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Kankakee Trinity Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 21.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Victory Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kankakee Trinity Academy took a serious blow against Victory Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 49-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Penner, who scored eight points along with six steals. Now that Kankakee Trinity Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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