Basketball Recap: Mabel-Canton Starts Season with Defeat at Home

Mabel-Canton unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt an 85-48 defeat at the hands of the Southland Rebels on Tuesday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rebels apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.

Mabel-Canton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Darian Hershberger, who went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds, and Kale Tollefsrud, who scored ten points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Hershberger a new career-high in assists (three). Cael Wangsness was another key player, posting four points.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mabel-Canton Cougars challenge the Schaeffer Academy Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Southland, they will venture away from home to face off against Glenville-Emmons at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.

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