The Tri-Central Trojans will take on the Northfield Norsemen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Tri-Central is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 17th on Friday. They had to suffer through a 68-34 loss at the hands of Clinton Prairie. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th in Indiana, while the Gophers are ranked 98th in Indiana).
Meanwhile, Northfield came up short against Adams Central on Tuesday and fell 51-38.
Tri-Central will have to contain Tyson Baer as he made an impact in Northfield's last game. He went 5-for-7 en route to 16 points. What's more, Baer also posted a 71% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Parker Oswalt, who posted five points and seven boards.
Northfield's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Tri-Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Tri-Central strolled past Northfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 60-45. Does Tri-Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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