The Troy Trojans put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Mansfield by the very same score they won with last week: 70-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Mansfield's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Karson Dominick, who scored 21 points along with two steals, and Cooper Shaw who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 35.6% of Mansfield's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jason Harer was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
Troy pushed their record up to 15-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Mansfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Troy will take on the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Athens is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season. As for Mansfield, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Wellsboro has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
