Triad is 0-4 against East St. Louis since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Triad Knights' road trip will continue as they head out to face the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Triad will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 104th, while East St. Louis is ranked 34th).
With a playoff game on the line, Triad rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They strolled past the Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 43-26. Triad pushed the score to 37-16 by the end of the third, a deficit Civic Memorial cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They really took it to Jersey for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-0 win on the road. That looming 66-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for East St. Louis yet this season.
East St. Louis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taylor Powell led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Montreal Stacker, who scored 13 points along with six assists and two steals.
Triad is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for East St. Louis, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 19-12.
Things could have been worse for Triad, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-38 loss to East St. Louis when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Triad, Macaleab Rich (who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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