Tartan unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 71-50 to the North Community Polars on Tuesday. The Titans' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Tartan's loss came despite strong showings from Traniah Jones and Angelina Funches. Jones went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points plus two blocks, while Funches went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points plus six steals and three blocks. Zorian Singer was another key player, earning five points plus four steals.
Even though they lost, Tartan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
The victory got North Community back to even at 1-1.
Tartan has already played their next matchup (against North Community), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Community, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Oakland Tech at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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