Basketball Recap: Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Piles Up the Points Against Schlarman

Titans

Margin (Wins)

12/19/24 @ Okaw Valley	47
01/16/25 vs Villa Grove	46
02/15/25 vs Schlarman	44
01/13/25 vs Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon	38
01/22/25 vs Unity Christian	34

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 64-20 win over the Schlarman Hilltoppers. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Cara Phillips was a one-woman wrecking crew for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] as she went 8-for-13 to rack up 18 points and three steals. Phillips continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Amera Roberts, who posted nine points.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

The victory got Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] back to even at 15-15. As for Schlarman, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.

Looking ahead, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] will square off against Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Heritage's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. Schlarman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.