Basketball Game Preview: Rich Rebels vs. Tabiona Tigers

Rich is 9-1 against Tabiona since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Rebels will host the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Tabiona will be up against a hot Rich team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Rebels claimed a resounding 57-15 win over Tintic. With the Rebels ahead 43-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Molly Weston

Points

01/31/26 vs Tintic	19
01/30/26 @ Tabiona	13
01/29/26 vs Big Piney	14
01/24/26 vs Cokeville	16
01/23/26 vs Altamont	17
+ 13 more games

Rich can attribute much of their success to Molly Weston, who went 8-for-13 en route to 19 points and three steals, and Laci McKinnon, who shot 71% from the field to rack up 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. With that strong performance, Weston is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylyn Pugmire, who posted four points in addition to five boards and three steals.

Rich was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tintic only posted six.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Tabiona's strategy against St. Joseph on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Tigers blew the Jayhawks out of the water with a 57-18 final score. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Jayhawks: they've now won six in a row.

Rich's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Tabiona, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.

Rich didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Tabiona in their previous meeting on Friday, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.