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TRITON AT No. 3 (3A) PLYMOUTH
Tip-off: 6 p.m. tonight in Plymouth
Coaches: Joe Bennett (Triton), Jack Edison (Plymouth)
Records: Triton 12-6, Plymouth 17-2
Last game: Knox 77, Triton 71; Plymouth 41, John Glenn 48
Last year: Plymouth 62, Triton 45
Matchup: On a 10-game win streak, fourth-ranked Plymouth hasn't lost since Jan. 12, a five-point set back at Concord. Pilgrim coach Jack Edison is now in his 28th year of coaching and has won well over 400 games. Six-foot senior guard Kevin Stuckmeyer leads the Plymouth scoring attack with 14.1 points per game, while Brent Houin adds 13 and Ben Snyder 11. Houin leads the team in rebounding with 9.5 per contest, while Stuckmeyer averages 3.5. Triton enters tonight's contest on the heels of a six-point loss at Northern State Conference rival Knox. The Trojans have won eight of their last eleven games, but have lost two of their last three. Anchoring a balanced scoring attack, senior frontliner Jim Read leads Triton with 11.2 ppg, while Jake Burnett adds 9.9 and Joey Potter 9.7. Triton also gets eight points each from Steven Boyer and Tyson Blackford.
Bennett: "Hopefully we'll be able to dribble without turning the ball over. I hope we can pass the ball without turning it over, and then I hope we can score some points. It's pretty obvious we don't match up well. With their experience and strength it's gonna be a tough game for Triton, especially playing at Plymouth."
Edison: "We're probably not playing our best basketball right now, I think we were three weeks ago when were playing Warsaw and Goshen. Triton has had a great year, and they definitley will come to play. Any Joe Bennett team always comes to play. If their record was the opposite, 6-12, or if they were 2-16, it would still be a tough game for us. Not only do they come to play and play hard, but they play with a purpose. It's like us with Bremen, it's always a good game. It doesn't matter what's happened previously, it's always a close battle."
