The Triton Central Tigers won the last time they faced the Monrovia Bulldogs, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Triton Central managed a 50-44 win over Monrovia. Given Triton Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Monrovia is ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Triton Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taggart Goul led the charge by scoring six points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Eli Sego was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds.
Monrovia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hayden Mccloud, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Jones, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Triton Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Monrovia, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Triton Central will look to defend their home court on Friday against Beech Grove at 7:30 p.m. Triton Central is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. As for Monrovia, they will head out on the road to challenge Indianapolis Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Indianapolis Lutheran will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Monrovia surely won't give up without a fight.
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