The Trinity Bulldogs fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Randleman Tigers on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 74-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Trinity's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dominic Payne, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists. Payne is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Campbell, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Trinity were working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Randleman only racked up 12 assists.
Randleman's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Greg Price led the charge by scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Price has scored all season. Tyshaun Goldston was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Trinity's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Randleman, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Trinity will be playing in front of their home fans against Southwestern Randolph at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southwestern Randolph's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches. As for Randleman, they will head out on the road to face off against Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheatmore has now lost 17 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 20.
