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| 11/30/24 - Neutral | 60-58 W |
| 11/25/23 - Away | 36-48 L |
| 03/01/23 - Neutral | 51-34 W |
| 11/22/22 - Away | 55-48 W |
| 02/25/19 - Neutral | 28-42 L |
| 01/19/19 - Neutral | 36-65 L |
Triad and Mt. Vernon are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Triad Knights will square off against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Triad is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Triad can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mt. Vernon: they just beat Waterloo at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Triad came out on top against Waterloo by a score of 46-39 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Mt. Vernon had no trouble coming through when it counted. They strolled past Marion with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 65-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Triad better focus on containing David Barnes and Jake Page as the pair were huge in Mt. Vernon's win. Barnes dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, while Page posted 12 points. Barnes continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Shelby, who put up eight points and five assists.
Mt. Vernon was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marion only four assists.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Triad, they pushed their record up to 27-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Triad came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 60-58. Will Triad repeat their success, or does Mt. Vernon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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