Triton Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Heritage Christian Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 54-40. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 54-50 loss the last time these two teams met.
| 01/17/25 @ Heritage Christian | 5 |
| 01/05/24 vs Waldron | 3 |
| 01/13/24 @ Milan | 3 |
| 02/01/24 @ Covenant Christian | 3 |
| 11/22/23 @ Morristown | 3 |
Leading Triton Central to victory were Eli Sego and Max Crouse. Sego went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points and five rebounds, while Crouse posted ten points along with six assists and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Crouse a new career-high in steals (five). Conner McClure also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Triton Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Christian only racked up six assists.
Despite the defeat, Heritage Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Caleb Flint had ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Lyon, who put up four points and five rebounds.
Triton Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Heritage Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
Triton Central has already played their next game, a 51-34 victory against Milan on the 18th. As for Heritage Christian, they will welcome Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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