If Trinity Christian was riding high fresh off their 64-29 takedown of Spalding last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trinity Christian Lions fell 65-55 to the East Coweta Indians on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 51-42 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2021.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Reese Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Bennett, who posted 17 points.
East Coweta's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kezoriyah Blackshear, who went 7 for 15 on her way to 23 points. Blackshear continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ariana Simmons, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Trinity Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for East Coweta, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-8.
Trinity Christian will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Upson-Lee at 6:00 p.m. on January 27th. Upson-Lee will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Trinity Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Coweta, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-22 win against Callaway on the 18th.
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