Third Time Around Ends In Defeat For Bulldogs
On Thursday, the Trenton High School girls basketball team suffered a 54-28 loss to Gallatin – a team it had defeated twice earlier this year – at the Hamilton Tournament.
Gallatin found its offense against Trenton after the Bulldogs limited their Grand River Conference foes to 15 points in a 26-15 win in the league match-up on Jan. 5 and 33 in a 38-33 victory at the Lawson Tournament on Jan. 13.
This time around was a stark contrast as Gallatin had 10 points in the first quarter alone and 25 by halftime. Trenton, meanwhile, struggled to keep up and trailed by 13 at the break. Trenton didn’t have a single field goal in the second quarter, a frame in which Gallatin outscored the Bulldogs 15-3.
Gallatin continued to score in the second half, using free throws in the fourth quarter to power a 19-point outburst over the final eight minutes. Trenton finally got some offense in the fourth quarter with a trio of triples from Morgan King, but at that point the game was already over.
“We struggled defensively, but you have to give a bunch of credit to Gallatin,” Trenton coach Kameron Cool said. “They played really well and hit a bunch of shots. We’re ready to get back into the gym, into our routine, and hopefully find some rhythm again.”
King’s nine points in the fourth quarter were her only points of the game, but that was still enough to lead Trenton in the contest. Madi Moore and Gracyn Rongey each scored six points in the loss while Chandler Lynch had three and Rebecca Urich and Mallory Sole rounded out the total with two each.
Trenton fell to 5-10 overall with the loss. The Bulldogs will play once more at the weather-impacted Hamilton Tournament, playing on Saturday at 9 a.m.
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