Winning is just a little bit easier when you drain six more threes than your opponent, a fact the Rossville Hornets proved on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 62-39 margin over Tri-County. That's another feather in the cap for Rossville, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Rossville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caden Wilson, who scored 24 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals. The matchup was Wilson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Thompson, who scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Tri-County still got an impressive performance from Koby Bahler, who scored 21 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Connor Ross, who scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Rossville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tri-County, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Rossville won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against North White at 7:30 p.m. on December 2nd. As for Tri-County, they will head out on the road to face off against Twin Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Twin Lakes focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Saturday.