It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Tri ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-49 win over the Morristown Yellow Jackets. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryan Kinder, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 boards. Kinder is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Murphy, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Morristown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brayden Keithley, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Keithley a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Owen Rinzel, who had ten points and five rebounds.
Titans
| 01/03/25 vs Morristown | 52-49 |
| 12/21/24 @ Union City | 57-50 |
| 12/20/24 vs Cowan | 69-38 |
The victory (which was Tri's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Morristown, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-5.
Tri didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-46 win against Wes-Del on the 4th. As for Morristown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 52-29 victory against Southwestern on the 11th.
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