The Trinity Bulldogs will take on the Randleman Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Trinity has struggled recently with 17 defeats in a row, while Randleman will arrive with nine straight victories.
Trinity managed to keep up with Eastern Randolph until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Trinity was beaten by Eastern Randolph 91-51. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 621st, while the Wildcats are ranked 219th).
Despite the loss, Trinity saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zy'Iveon Holmes posted 20 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Nazir Staton, who had six points and six assists.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Randleman challenged Ledford on Wednesday. Randleman walked away with a 64-55 win over Ledford.
Randleman pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Trinity, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-20.
Trinity was dealt a bruising 72-31 loss at the hands of Randleman when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Randleman's Tyshaun Goldston, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 16 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Now that Trinity knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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