Trinity Christian and Madonna squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Trinity Christian had to settle for second. They took an 85-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Madonna Blue Dons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian lost, don't look at Austin Porta. Despite the final result, he shot 59% from the field to rack up 34 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Parker Hopkins, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 14 points and eight boards.
Trinity Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points over those games. As for Madonna, with the win, they broke their ten-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-16.
Trinity Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Madonna, they will challenge Clay-Battelle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madonna has given up an average of 67.5 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
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