The Trenton Tigers will take on the Dixie County Bears at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Trenton and four for Dixie County.
It was a proper cat-fight when Trenton duked it out withThe Rock on Tuesday. Trenton took a 64-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Rock. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Lions are ranked 14th).
| 01/28/25 @ The Rock | 14 |
| 01/11/24 @ Union County | 14 |
| 01/16/24 vs Chiefland | 12 |
| 12/13/24 @ Interlachen | 11 |
| 12/06/24 @ Dixie County | 10 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mason VunCannon, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Zander Grant, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Dixie County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 35-29 to Bell.
Dixie County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Trenton, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Everything came up roses for Trenton against Dixie County in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 69-34 victory. In that matchup, Trenton amassed a halftime lead of 54-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
