The Trego Golden Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 49-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Phillipsburg. Trego has not had much luck with Phillipsburg recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Rad Rodriguez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Phillipsburg, scoring 18 points along with three steals and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rodriguez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Carlson, who scored four points along with nine rebounds.
Trego has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Phillipsburg, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Trego won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Russell at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. As for Phillipsburg, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Thomas More Prep-Marian at 7:00 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Phillipsburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Thursday.