The Salt Fork Storm had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.6 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They strolled past Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] with points to spare, taking the game 54-36. For Salt Fork, this counts as revenge for the 49-38 loss Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] lost, one person who can't be blamed is Josie Armstrong. Despite the final result, she scored 14 points along with four steals. Armstrong scored a full 38.9% of Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Salt Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland], their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Salt Fork will square off against Cissna Park at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cissna Park will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Blue Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on January 8th. Blue Ridge is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
