The Tri Titans's and the Morristown Yellow Jackets's matchup on Friday was close at halftime, but the Tri Titans turned on the heat in the second half with 43 points. Tri blew past Morristown 66-39 at home. Winning may never get old, but Tri sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Josiah Cox was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-8 from long range and almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracen Huffman, who scored ten points along with three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Morristown lost, one person who can't be blamed is Colin Kieninger. Despite the final result, he scored ten points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mathew Carlton, who scored nine points.
Morristown struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-5) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Tri pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Morristown, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.
Tri will challenge Randolph Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Randolph Southern likes a good challenge. As for Morristown, they will square off against Southwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Morristown is ranked 421st, while Southwestern is ranked 432nd).
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