Tri-County North is 1-9 against Dixie since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tri-County North Panthers will face off against the Dixie Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. Tri-County North is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Tri-County North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Dayton Christian to the tune of 81-26 on Monday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-12.
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Bella Cherry was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 27 points, ten assists, and 15 steals. Those 15 steals gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Leinani Garcia, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 19 points along with six boards and five assists.
Tri-County North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dixie came into Tuesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Stivers School for the Arts by a score of 47-37 on Tuesday.
Tri-County North pushed their record up to 6-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Dixie, their win bumped their record up to 3-11.
Tri-County North came up short against Dixie when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 52-41. Can Tri-County North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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