The Pine Forest Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Triton Hawks at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Pine Forest came up short against E.E. Smith and fell 63-53.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Triton on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Western Harnett out of the water with a 64-26 final score. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 25 points or more this season.
Pine Forest better focus on containing Demarbiaz Devane and Ro'Mello Pegues as the pair were huge in Triton's win. Devane went 8 for 11 en route to 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Pegues went 7 of 8 on his way to 19 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Devane a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of B. J. Surles, who posted five points.
Triton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Triton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Pine Forest beat Triton 69-61 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Forest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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