Tri-Central is 2-8 against Eastern since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tri-Central Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Eastern Comets at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Tri-Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Tri-Central had just enough and edged Frontier out 55-52. The win made it back-to-back wins for Tri-Central.
Among those leading the charge was Trenton Patz, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Tri-Central's points. Another player making a difference was Stetson Newcom, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Meanwhile, Eastern was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 55-50 to Alexandria-Monroe.
Tri-Central now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Tri-Central came up short against Eastern when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 69-60. Will Tri-Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
