Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 15 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Tri Titans proved on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 69-39 victory over Indiana School for the Deaf at home. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Tri has managed all season.
It was another big night for Gracen Huffman, who shot 6-for-9 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 36 points and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Josiah Cox, who scored 13 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Indiana School for the Deaf still got an impressive performance from Dylan Puent, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That was a full 46.2% of Indiana School for the Deaf's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Saaty, who scored 13 points.
Tri has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri will challenge the Mohawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, they will head out on the road to challenge the Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
