Fort Worth Christian hasn't had much luck against Trinity Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals face off against the Trinity Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m.
Fort Worth Christian came up short against All S on Tuesday, falling 55-33. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 77-42 win over the Saints. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Saints are ranked 942nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trinity Christian found their leader in sophomore Jet Naegele, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists. That's the most assists Naegele has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucai Anderson, who went 9 of 17 en route to 25 points.
Trinity Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Fort Worth Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
Fort Worth Christian came up short against Trinity Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2016, falling 49-40. Can Fort Worth Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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