Dixie County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Trenton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dixie County Bears will take on the Trenton Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Dixie County has not done well against Lafayette recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Dixie County came out on top against Lafayette by a score of 39-26.
Meanwhile, Trenton earned a 39-26 victory over Oak Hall on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Trenton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nyima Gillyard, who scored 12 points along with two steals. Gillyard has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Karanja, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Dixie County's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Trenton, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Dixie County was dealt a bruising 56-22 defeat at the hands of Trenton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Dixie County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.