Tremont is 0-4 against Biggersville since January of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Tremont Eagles will face off against the Biggersville Lions at 6:00 p.m. Tremont has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
While Tremont didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. The matchup between them and Wheeler didn't end well, with Tremont falling 59-45. That makes it the first time this season Tremont has let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Tremont saw an underclassman step up: freshman Olivia Gillespie went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Gillespie a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Sarah Sims, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Tremont was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Biggersville put another one in the bag last Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 69-23 victory over Covenant Christian. With the Lions ahead 50-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Biggersville pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Tremont, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
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