Three Rivers Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 71-54 bruising from the Pe Ell Trojans on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pe Ell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blake Nelson, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. Nelson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Calan McCarty, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
Pe Ell's win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Three Rivers Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-33 defeat against Wahkiakum on the 12th. As for Pe Ell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-30 loss against Willapa Valley on the 14th.
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