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

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 72-32 loss at the hands of the Paris Tigers. The Titans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-14.

Despite the defeat, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Taylor Williams went 6 for 11 on her way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. That was a full 59.4% of Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Paris, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.

Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] and Paris should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (ranked 242nd) will meet Okaw Valley (ranked 653rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Paris (ranked 67th) will meet Sacred Heart-Griffin (ranked 289th) at 1:30 p.m. on December 26th.