Even though the Speedway Sparkplugs scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, the Triton Central Tigers still came out on top. Triton Central walked away with a 68-59 victory over Speedway. That's another feather in the cap for Triton Central, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Triton Central was led to victory by Silas Blair and Eli Sego. Blair scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, while Sego scored 29 points along with four steals. Sego continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taggart Goul, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
Speedway lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cam Reich, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds. Reich is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Another player making a difference was Landon Short, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Triton Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Speedway, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12.
Triton Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Speedway, they will challenge Purdue Polytechnic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Speedway is facing Purdue Polytechnic at the right time seeing as Purdue Polytechnic is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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