Preview: Triton Central Tigers vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
The Triton Central Tigers will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:30 p.m. Triton Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Even though Speedway scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, Triton Central still came out on top. Triton Central walked away with a 68-59 victory over Speedway. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up nine more assists than your opponent, as Triton Central did.
Triton Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Silas Blair, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, and Eli Sego, who scored 29 points along with four steals. Sego is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Taggart Goul, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastern Hancock had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Crusaders 67-41. Winning may never get old, but Eastern Hancock sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Luke Morris went supernova for Eastern Hancock, scoring 20 points. Morris continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Kayden Ruble was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Triton Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Eastern Hancock, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Friday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Triton Central have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 49.6% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Eastern Hancock struggles in that department as they've made 41.3% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Triton Central's way against Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in January as Triton Central made off with a 48-28 victory. Will Triton Central repeat their success, or does Eastern Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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