Tri County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Fillmore Central Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Panthers are ranked 49th).
| 01/31/25 @ Fillmore Central | 28 |
| 01/28/25 vs Thayer Central | 28 |
| 01/21/25 @ Elmwood-Murdock | 16 |
| 01/18/25 vs Southern | 34 |
| 01/14/25 vs Freeman | 22 |
Despite the loss, Tri County still got an impressive performance from Drew Siems, who went 12 for 29 on his way to 28 points. The match was Siems' 17th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jason Wehrman, who posted 11 points.
Leading Fillmore Central to victory were Daniel Stoner and Joey Stoner. Daniel put up 18 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds, while Joey went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarin Tweedy, who earned seven points and 11 boards.
Tri County's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Fillmore Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Tri County will be playing at home against Fairbury at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tri County is facing Fairbury at the right time seeing as Fairbury is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Fillmore Central, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sandy Creek at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th. Fillmore Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.
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