The Tri-Central Trojans will head out to square off against the Sheridan Blackhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Tri-Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over Daleville.
Meanwhile, Sheridan unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 66-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Parke Heritage. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Wolves are ranked 28th).
Tri-Central will need focus on slowing down Caleb Wright, one of several Sheridan players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 15 on his way to 17 points. Wright has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Damon Winston was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Tri-Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Sheridan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Tri-Central came up short against Sheridan in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 64-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sheridan's Trey Page, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 25 points. Now that Tri-Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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