The Tri-Township Tigers will challenge the Whiting Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Tri-Township and 17 for Whiting dating back to last season.
Tri-Township came up short against Crothersville on Saturday, falling 78-55.
Despite the loss, Tri-Township got top-tier performance from Dillon Stewart, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 45.5% of Tri-Township's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hector Osornio, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 16 points.
Even though they lost, Tri-Township smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Whiting was beaten by Calumet New Tech 78-45 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Oilers have lost by exactly 33 points.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Tri-Township, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Things could have been worse for Tri-Township, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-54 loss to Whiting in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Thankfully for Tri-Township, Jon Alonso (who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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