A week and a half ago, Caldwell County came up just short of a school record for 3-pointers. Tuesday night, the Tigers succeeded in their quest for a school mark.
Caldwell made 15 of 26 shots from behind the arc while pulling away from Trigg County in the second half for a 96-60 victory at the CAB gym in Princeton.
The Tigers (13-11) shot 55.2 percent overall (37 of 67) and connected on 57.7 percent of their 3-point tries.
The 15 3-pointers were one more than Caldwell had against Hopkinsville on Jan. 23, 2007. The Tigers had 13 3s in a win at Crittenden County back on Feb. 1.
Daelyn Lander was 7 for 9 from long range while totaling 31 points. Jack Roach went 4 for 7 from 3 and had a career-best 26 points.
Pax Aikins hit two 3s and had 12 points along with eight assists. Dayton Wilson had one 3-pointer as part of his 12-point night. Landon Mitchell had a 3 and finished with five points.
Caldwell’s hot shooting helped it turn a nine-point lead midway through the third quarter into a 71-49 advantage entering the final frame.
The Tigers led by as much as 41 points late in the contest on their way to their fifth-straight win over the Wildcats.
Trigg (7-17) got a game-high 34 points from Landon Swann. Clay Travis had 12 points.
The game was tied just once, at 2-2, before Caldwell opened up a 17-4 lead. Caldwell led 29-17 after one quarter, but Trigg had the margin down to single digits at halftime, 44-35.
The two teams will square off again Friday night in Cadiz.
Before that, Caldwell will host Henderson County on Thursday while Trigg travels to Union County that day.
Trigg County 17 18 14 11 — 60
Caldwell County 29 15 27 25 — 96
Trigg County (7-17)—Swann 34, Travis 12, Dixon 8, Broussard 4, Gude 2.
Caldwell County (13-11)—Lander 31, Roach 26, Aikins 12, D. Wilson 12, M. Wilson 6, Mitchell 5, J. Boyd 2, P. Boyd 2.
