With a playoff game on the line, the Trinity Shamrocks rose to the challenge on Saturday. They snuck past the Trojans with a 79-75 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Owen Schlager was his usual excellent self, scoring 35 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Trinity's points. Another player making a difference was Andre Steele, who scored 17 points.
Trinity has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Troy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-2.
Trinity will face off against Executive Education Academy Charter School on Wednesday. Executive Education Academy Charter School knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Trinity likes a good challenge. Troy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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