It was a good run, but the Eastern Randolph Wildcats unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. Their tough 79-57 loss to Trinity might stick with them for a while. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Eastern Randolph's loss came despite strong showings from Timothy Brower and William Stalker. Brower scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Stalker scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Brower has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Julian Brooks was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds.
Trinity was led to victory by Brandon Campbell and Dominic Payne. Campbell almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds, while Payne dropped a triple-double on 31 points, 15 rebounds, and ten assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Payne has scored at least a third of Trinity's points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Hodges, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Eastern Randolph's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Trinity, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Eastern Randolph will take on Uwharrie Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Eastern Randolph's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. As for Trinity, they will head out on the road to challenge Southwestern Randolph at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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