Even though the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes scored an imposing 65 points on Tuesday, the Trimble Tomcats still came out on top. Trimble managed a 70-65 victory over Nelsonville-York. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Trimble.
When it comes to explaining why Nelsonville-York lost, one person who can't be blamed is Keagan Swope. Despite the final result, he scored 27 points along with four steals. That was a full 41.5% of Nelsonville-York's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Landen Inman, who scored ten points along with five assists and three steals.
Trimble has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Nelsonville-York, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trimble will take on Southern at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Nelsonville-York, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alexander at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alexander is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.