The Triton Hawks and the J.H. Rose Rampants squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Triton Hawks had to settle for second. Their rough 74-50 defeat to the Rampants might stick with them for a while. Triton has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Triton lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ro'mello Pegues. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points. Pegues continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Javon Cowan, who scored ten points.
J.H. Rose got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Carroll out in front who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Torry "TJ" Brown was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Triton's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-8. As for J.H. Rose, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Triton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for J.H. Rose, they will head out on the road to take on Swansboro at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Swansboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 25 contests -- so hopefully J.H. Rose likes a good challenge.
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