Preview: Tintic Miners vs. Tabiona Tigers
Tintic has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Tabiona Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Tintic suffered a rough 64-44 loss at the hands of Manila. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tintic in their matchups with Manila: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Haygen Jameson, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cole Ward, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Tabiona unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to Rich 59-53.
Lex Giles put forth a good effort for the losing side as he almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Lazenby, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Tintic dropped their record down to 9-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Tabiona, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Tintic hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.8 points per game. However, it's not like Tabiona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Tintic took a serious blow against Tabiona in their previous matchup back in January, falling 87-52. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tintic was down 44-22.
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