The Tri County Northeast Wolfpack will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Creighton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Tri County Northeast struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (the Knights had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Tri County Northeast lost to the Knights on the road by a decisive 41-27 margin. Tri County Northeast has struggled against the Knights recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Tri County Northeast's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rhyanne Mackling, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds, and Briley Anderson who scored nine points along with five rebounds. Mackling hasn't dropped below three steals for 12 straight games.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Creighton was not quite the Indians' equal in the second half on Tuesday. Creighton fell 51-38 to the Indians.
Tri County Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Creighton, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Tri County Northeast came up short against the Bulldogs in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 33-29. Can Tri County Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
