After a disappointing loss two days earlier, Trigg County coach Michael Fraliex was looking to see how his team responded Saturday at Mayfield.
The first-year skipper liked what he saw.
The Wildcats fell to the Cardinals 58-55, getting up two shots to tie the game inside the final 20 seconds.
The defensive effort was a far cry from Thursday’s 77-72 loss to Community Christian which saw the Warriors shoot nearly 50% from the field and hit 12 three-pointers.
The Wildcats trailed by 13 points early in the third quarter but used a 16-6 run to close the frame and pull to within 49-46 thanks to 7-of-11 shooting in the period.
Trigg would get to within 57-55 with 20 seconds left on a Davaree Gude bucket. After a foul and Mayfield free throw, Trigg missed a shot in the paint with seven seconds left.
Mayfield missed a pair of free throws and Trigg got a good look at a 3-pointer ahead of the horn but the shot missed.
It looked early as if Saturday would be a repeat of Thursday as Mayfield hit 8-of-16 behind the arc in the first half and shot 50% from the field in building a 38-28 lead at intermission.
However, Trigg limited Mayfield to 20 second half points on 8-of-24, including 0-of-8 behind the arc.
The Wildcats shot 55% from the field during their second half comeback but were 4-of-14 at the free throw line. Mayfield also scored 20 points off 19 Trigg turnovers.
Owen Webb scored 13 points for the Cardinals, who improved to 11-1. Gray Robbins gave the Cardinals a boost off the bench with 13 points.
Slaton Carter led the Wildcats with 15 points and seven rebounds. Landon Swann added 12 points and seven rebounds as the Wildcats held a 29-18 advantage on the glass.
The game was Trigg County’s first at Mayfield since 1961. Mayfield leads the all-time series with Trigg 7-4.
It was also the first time Mayfield’s Payton Croft coached against his former school. Croft won 85 games and three district titles with the Wildcats from 2013-19. Before Saturday’s game, he was honored for his 100th win as Mayfield coach.
Trigg County (5-8) is scheduled to host Union County on Tuesday.
| Mayfield 58, Trigg County 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trigg County (5-8) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slaton Carter 6-10 2-3 15; Landon Swann 5-12 0-0 12; Lance Breckel 4-7 0-0 10; Caleb Fogle 3-6 2-4 10; Davaree Gude 3-6 0-5 6; Joshuan Bridges 1-1 0-2 2; Corben Woodall 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 22-42 4-14 55. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayfield (11-1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Webb 4-11 2-4 13; Gray Robbins 6-7 0-2 13; Issac Power 3-8 3-4 11; Ashton Flint 3-6 0-0 8; Malik Kirby 3-5 1-1 7; Josiah England 1-4 2-2 4; Owen Byrd 1-8 0-0 2; Issac Byrd 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 21-50 8-13 58. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 3-point goals – Trigg County 7-19 (Landon Swann 2-8; Lance Breckel 2-4; Caleb Fogle 2-5; Slaton Carter 1-2), Mayfield 8-24 (Owen Webb 3-7; Issac Power 2-4; Ashton Flint 2-4; Gray Robbins 1-1; Owen Byrd 0-5; Malik Kirby 0-1; Josiah England 0-1; Issac Byrd 0-1) .
Fouled out — Trigg County-Lance Breckel, Mayfield-None. Rebounds – Trigg County 29 (Slaton Carter 7; Landon Swann 7), Mayfield 18 (Josiah England 5) . Assists – Trigg County 10 (Davaree Gude 4), Mayfield 8 (Issac Power 4) . Total Fouls – Trigg County 15, Mayfield 12. |
