The Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans were the 66-27 winner over the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cerro Gordo/Bement. That's two games in a row now that Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] has lost by exactly five points.
Despite the loss, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] still got an impressive performance from Josie Armstrong, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. That was a full 44.7% of Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]'s points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kenzie Hales was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Cerro Gordo/Bement got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Haylei Simpson out in front who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Simpson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Caroline Hill, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] and nudges their season record down to 16-8. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] will be playing at home against Cerro Gordo/Bement at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Cerro Gordo/Bement focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday. They will be staying on the road to face off against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 7:00 p.m. on January 22nd. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Illinois (Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] is ranked 285th, while Cerro Gordo/Bement is ranked 306th).
