Wendover is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Tabiona is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wendover Wildcats will take on the Tabiona Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wendover has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 624 points over their last nine games.
Wendover pushed their score all the way to 71 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 79-71 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rich. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Friday (65), Wendover still had to take the loss.
Despite their loss, Wendover saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Shawn Duboise, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Efren Delmuro was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Meanwhile, Tabiona pushed their score all the way to 62 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of North Summit by a score of 64-62. Tabiona has not had much luck with North Summit recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Defeat or not, Tabiona got some senior leadership from Chance Lazenby and Logan Rhoades. Lazenby scored 23 points along with six assists and six rebounds, while Rhoades. dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lazenby has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Gavin Rhoades, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Wendover's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2. As for Tabiona, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Wendover hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.8 points per game. However, it's not like Tabiona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.9 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.
Wendover couldn't quite finish off Tabiona in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 56-54. Will Wendover have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
