Basketball Game Preview: National Trail Blazers vs. Tri-County North Panthers

By Team Reports Dec 6, 2023, 5:57pm

Preview: National Trail Blazers vs. Tri-County North Panthers

National Trail and Tri-County North are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The National Trail Blazers will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Tri-County North Panthers at 7:15 p.m.

Last Thursday, National Trail came up short against Franklin Monroe and fell 24-15.

Meanwhile, Tri-County North was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past New Miami 71-17 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-13.

Tri-County North's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hannah Webster, who dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 blocks. Webster is absolutely dominating the block category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Cherry, who scored 21 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.

National Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Tri-County North, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.

National Trail came up short against Tri-County North when the teams last played back in February, falling 47-35. Will National Trail have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.