The Rossville Hornets will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Tri-County Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rossville focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Rossville escaped with a win against Western Boone by the margin of a single free throw, 57-56. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Rossville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Skinner out in front who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Thiele-Hahn, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Rossville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Boone only racked up eight.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tri-County just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Carroll 61-31. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Rossville's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Tri-County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Rossville's way against Tri-County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Rossville made off with a 62-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tri-County's Koby Bahler, who went 10 for 20 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rossville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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