If Triton was riding high fresh off their 58-19 takedown of South Bend Career Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trojans took a hard 53-34 fall against the LaVille Lancers on Wednesday. The Trojans were down 42-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Austyn Wright, who posted five points. Chloe McKinney was another key player, putting up four points.
It was another big night for Faith Mejer, who shot 4-for-4 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds for LaVille. That makes it five consecutive games in which Mejer has scored at least a third of the Lancers' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Weil, who shot 56% from the field on her way to 16 points.
Triton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for LaVille, they moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Triton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 45-44 victory against North Miami on the 6th. As for LaVille, they have also already played their next matchup, a 58-36 loss against Bremen on the 6th.
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