Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans
Unity Christian is 0-5 against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Unity Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans at 7:30 p.m. Unity Christian is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Monday, things could have been worse for Unity Christian, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-31 loss to Arthur-Okaw Christian. While losing is never fun, Unity Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while Arthur-Okaw Christian is ranked 199th).
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 71-59 to Neoga. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Josie Armstrong put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 28 points along with 5 assists and 5 steals. The matchup was her eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Hales, who scored 9 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
Illini Central/Greenview's win bumped their season record to 0-0 while Unity Christian's loss dropped theirs to 0-3.
Unity Christian took a serious blow against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] in their previous meeting back in February, falling 62-20. Can Unity Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
