A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Trinity Tigers face off against the Cross Roads Bobcats at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday... Trinity is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Trinity will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Onalaska, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Trinity came out on top against Onalaska by a score of 39-26 on Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Wildcats are ranked 1067th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trinity found their leader in freshman Mariah Tyson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds. Tyson also set a new season high mark in blocks with five. Ariah English was another key player, scoring four points along with three steals.
Trinity smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cross Roads). They put the hurt on Rivercrest with a sharp 47-23 victory on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bobcats have posted since January 30th.
Trinity pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points per game. As for Cross Roads, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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