Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central needed a strong second-half performance to win the first game of its own holiday tournament.

Franklin County outscored the Tigers 15-5 in the second quarter Tuesday morning to take a 24-14 halftime lead.

Olivia Faust and Maddy Brown produced 11 points in the third quarter when Triton Central recovered to take a 30-28 lead.

The Tigers’ defense limited the Wildcats to six fourth-quarter points and pinned a 43-34 loss on them.

Faust finished with a game-high 17 points. Brown scored 11 points and Brooklyn Bailey had eight.

Josie Rolfes led Franklin County (8-7) with 13 points. Jenna Bruns finished with seven.

The win advances Triton Central (13-1) to the 4:30 p.m. game against the winner of Southport (7-6) and Northeastern (4-8).

Franklin County returns to the court at 3 p.m. to face the loser of Southport and Northeastern.

The other first-round games today in Fairland include Elkhart (6-6) against Danville (9-3) at approximately noon and Class A, No. 5 Jac-Cen-Del (10-2) against Heritage Christian (6-7) to follow.

The tournament concludes Wednesday with the championship game slated for 7:30 p.m.