Basketball Recap: Tri County Area Sets Scoring Season-High Against Reed City

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 12:33pm

Basketball Recap: Tri County Area Vikings vs. Reed City Coyotes

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01/17/25 vs Reed City78
11/26/24 vs Lakeview63
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01/14/25 vs Morley Stanwood56
12/20/24 @ Newaygo51

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tri County Area). They snuck past the Reed City Coyotes with a 78-72 win on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak.

Tri County Area's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Preston Pifer led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Pifer a new career-high in steals (four). Another player making a difference was Jayden Button, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points.

Tri County Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Tri County Area's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-10. As for Reed City, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri County Area has already played their next matchup (against Lakeview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Reed City will face off against Kent City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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