Basketball Recap: Riley Hughes' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Tri-County over West Central

If Tri-County was feeling good fresh off their 58-18 takedown of DeMotte Christian last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tri-County Cavaliers took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Central Trojans. Even though they lost, the Cavaliers' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Riley Hughes, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. Those 20 points gave Hughes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Schneider, who posted 14 points and six rebounds.

Leading West Central to victory were Bryce Nannenga and Christian Hughes. Nannenga went 7 of 10 en route to 18 points and five steals, while Hughes went 7 for 9 on his way to 16 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Brady Bishop, who scored ten points and seven assists.

Tri-County's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for West Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.

Tri-County has already played their next matchup, a 51-27 win against Clinton Central on the 18th. As for West Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-68 victory against Caston on the 18th.