Morristown is 2-8 against Triton Central since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Morristown Yellow Jackets will face off against the Triton Central Tigers at 8:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morristown played in conference for the first time on Saturday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They put the hurt on Southwestern with a sharp 52-29 win. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Triton Central). They enjoyed a cozy 76-58 victory over Waldron on Saturday.
Morristown better keep an eye on Eli Sego. He was instrumental in Triton Central's win, going 8 for 16 on his way to 27 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Sego is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Collier, who made all 5 shots he took to post 11 points.
Triton Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Morristown has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Triton Central, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Morristown was dealt a bruising 64-35 loss at the hands of Triton Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can Morristown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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