After flying high against Meridian last Friday, Tri County came back down to earth. The Tri County Trojans fell to the Deshler Dragons 55-50. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
| 12/30/24 vs Deshler | 24 |
| 12/27/24 vs Meridian | 30 |
| 12/17/24 @ Sacred Heart | 28 |
| 12/14/24 vs Sandy Creek | 29 |
| 12/13/24 @ Southern | 30 |
Despite the loss, Tri County still got an impressive performance from Drew Siems, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The game was Siems' ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zac Strein, who posted four points and three steals.
Leading Deshler to victory were Carson Sieber and Easton Nash. Sieber went 10 of 14 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds, while Nash went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Sieber a new career-high in points. Brendan M Lemke was another key player, putting up seven points and five assists.
Tri County's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Deshler, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tri County will welcome Exeter-Milligan/Friend on January 7th. As for Deshler, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Shelton at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th.
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