Basketball Recap: Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Comes Up Short

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] lost against Sullivan back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans took a blow against the Sullivan Redskins, falling 63-24. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Redskins are ranked 104th).

Cara Phillips was Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s leading scorer, having posted nine points. Amera Roberts held things down on the boards with five rebounds.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season. As for Sullivan, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] has already played their next game (against Cumberland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sullivan will venture away from home to square off against Okaw Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Okaw Valley: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home, while Sullivan has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.