Tri County Northeast was the 57-34 winner over Winside when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Tri County Northeast Wolfpack fell just short of the Winside Wildcats by a score of 54-51 on Thursday. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 12/19/24 vs Winside | 7 |
| 12/28/23 @ Silver Lake | 7 |
| 12/12/24 @ Siouxland Christian | 5 |
| 01/22/24 vs Walthill | 5 |
| 12/12/23 vs Hartington-Newcastle | 4 |
Tri County Northeast's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Jorgensen, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. That's the most steals Jorgensen has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Hall, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points.
Even though they lost, Tri County Northeast was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winside only posted one assist.
Winside found their leader in freshman Jahiem Hamik, who went 13 of 22 on his way to 34 points in addition to five boards and four steals. With that strong performance, Hamik is now averaging an impressive 19 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Paulsen, who posted nine points along with seven boards and four steals.
Tri County Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Winside, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-3.
Tri County Northeast wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-31 defeat against Ponca on the 20th. As for Winside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-51 loss against Creighton on the 20th.
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