The Tri County Area Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Sparta Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri County Area has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Tri County Area came up short against Newaygo and fell 58-51. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
| 12/20/24 @ Newaygo | 5 |
| 12/15/23 @ Chippewa Hills | 4 |
| 11/27/23 vs Lakeview | 3 |
| 02/22/24 vs Morley Stanwood | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ White Cloud | 3 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cole Plotts, who posted ten points along with six assists and five boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (five). Jason Guerra was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Plotts wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Tri County Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sparta came up short against DeWitt on Friday, falling 70-46. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Sparta and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Tri County Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Tri County Area ended up a good deal behind Sparta when the teams last played back in November of 2018, losing 62-43. Can Tri County Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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