Basketball Game Preview: Rockwood Tigers vs. Sunbright Tigers

Rockwood is 2-8 against Sunbright since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rockwood Tigers will be playing at home against the Sunbright Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

It was a proper cat-fight when Rockwood took on Oliver Springs on Saturday. Rockwood fell 55-45 to Oliver Springs.

Collin Abston

Rebounds (Career)

01/18/25 vs Oliver Springs	10
01/14/25 vs Jellico	8
01/17/25 vs Oakdale	8
12/02/24 vs Sale Creek	8
12/17/24 vs Wartburg Central	6

Despite their defeat, Rockwood saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Collin Abston, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Those ten boards gave Abston a new career-high. Laken Jolly was another key player, going 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points.

Meanwhile, Sunbright unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jellico.

Sunbright's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Rockwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Rockwood came up short against Sunbright in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 40-31. Will Rockwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.