Basketball Preview: Tate Aggies vs. Milton Panthers
Tate is 1-6 against Milton since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tate Aggies will take on the Milton Panthers at 6:45 p.m. Tate will be strutting in after a victory while Milton will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Tate finally turned things around against Aletheia Christian Academy on Friday. They breezed by the Lions to the tune of 49-21. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Aggies had established a 23 point advantage.
Tate relied on the efforts of Sam Williams, who scored 14 points, and Taylor Malone, who posted ten points. The dominant performance also gave Malone a new career-high in threes (two). Brelynn Morris was another key player, earning eight points.
Meanwhile, Milton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 40-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pace.
Milton's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Tate, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Tate was dealt a bruising 51-16 defeat at the hands of Milton when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Tate avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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