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

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 51-25 to the Sullivan Golden Arrows. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 293rd in Illinois, while the Golden Arrows are ranked 84th in Indiana).

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Taylor Williams and Natalie Knoll, who each put up seven points. Amera Roberts held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. Lainey Ehlers took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Sullivan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] is facing Centennial at the right time seeing as Centennial is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Sullivan also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against South Putnam at 6:00 p.m. on January 10, 2025.