It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Turpin can now relate to. They took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trotwood-Madison Rams on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Rams are ranked 27th).
Trotwood-Madison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Je'Carious 'Cari' Reaves led the charge by going 6-for-14 on his way to 23 points. Thanks to that strong game, Reaves now owns an excellent 40.5% three-point shooting accuracy. Jermiel Atkins was another key player, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds.
Spartans
| 03/01/25 vs Trotwood-Madison | 64-74 |
| 02/26/25 @ Northwest | 54-49 |
| 02/22/25 vs Monroe | 43-42 |
| 02/18/25 vs Goshen | 54-48 |
| 02/18/25 vs Goshen | 54-48 |
With the defeat, Turpin broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-13. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points over those games. As for Trotwood-Madison, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
Turpin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Trotwood-Madison, they will face off against Badin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Trotwood-Madison knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 matches -- so hopefully Badin likes a good challenge.
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