LA PORTE â The addition of Dillon Stewart was an undisputed game changer for Tri-Township this season, but when it comes to the Tigers’ road to the regional, coach Mike Schoenradt laid out plain and simple.
âWe donât get here without Blain Rust,â he said.
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