Basketball Preview: Frontier Falcons vs. Tri-Township Tigers
The Frontier Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Tri-Township Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Frontier is looking for their season's first win.
Frontier is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Fountain Central on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Frontier was outmatched by Fountain Central on the road and fell 50-22.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Tri-Township ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They secured a 52-48 W over Illiana Christian. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly four points.
Jayde Pryor and Addison Hendrixson were among the main playmakers for Tri-Township as the former posted 17 points plus seven rebounds and five steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Pryor has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emma Armentia, who had four points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Tri-Township smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Frontier's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Tri-Township, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Frontier was dealt a bruising 74-46 loss at the hands of Tri-Township in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Can Frontier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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