Basketball Recap: Triumph Charter Skates Past Lakeview Charter with Ease

Triumph Charter had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Lakeview Charter Lions 65-34. The Jaguars pushed the score to 56-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.

Triumph Charter got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Antonio Garcia III out in front who dropped a triple-double on 21 points, ten rebounds, and 16 assists. The dominant performance gave Garcia III a new career-high in assists. Jorge Jimenez was another key player, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and three steals.

Triumph Charter is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Lakeview Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.

Triumph Charter and Valley Oaks CES will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. Triumph Charter is facing Valley Oaks CES at the right time seeing as Valley Oaks CES is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Lakeview Charter, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Community Charter at 5:00 p.m.