Altamont is 2-8 against Tabiona since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Altamont Longhorns will be playing at home against the Tabiona Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Altamont is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They were dealt a 60-28 defeat at the hands of Green River. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Longhorns have suffered against the Pirates since December 9, 2014.
Meanwhile, Tabiona had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They greeted the New Year with with a 70-54 win over the Mustangs.
Tabiona had a senior duo take command as Gavin Rhoades dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards and Bryson Fabrizio went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to six assists and five boards. With that strong performance, Fabrizio is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Verdis Winder, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Tabiona was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Tabiona's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Altamont, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Altamont took a serious blow against Tabiona in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 70-32. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Altamont was down 34-14.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps