The Rich Rebels waltzed into their matchup on Friday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They breezed by Tintic at home to the tune of 59-8. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Rich has managed all season.
Rich had a senior duo take command as Hannah Scott scored nine points along with five rebounds and Kasey Wilson scored eight points along with four steals. Saige Lundgren was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals.
Rich's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 25.2 points. As for Tintic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Rich won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Miners at 4:30 p.m. on February 3rd. Tintic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Rebels are ranked 44th). As for Tintic, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on February 3rd. Hopefully Rich focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.