With a playoff game on the line, the Trinity Bulldogs rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 69-53 win over the Bearcats. The win was just what Trinity needed coming off of a 69-47 loss in their prior game.
Dominic Payne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Payne is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Jacob Hodges was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Hendersonville still got an impressive performance from Cj Landrum, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Landrum has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Amir Albany, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
Trinity has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Hendersonville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8.
Trinity is on the road again on Friday and plays Newton-Conover at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Newton-Conover knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 matches -- so hopefully Trinity likes a good challenge. Hendersonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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