The Tamarac Bengals pushed their score all the way to 59 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 80-59 walloping at the hands of Columbia. Tamarac has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tamarac's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Adam Rice, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Kamerin Edmonds who scored 25 points along with six steals. The matchup was Rice's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Kuiken, who scored four points.
Tamarac has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Columbia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Tamarac is on the road again on Friday and play against Hoosick Falls at 7:30 p.m. on January 5th. One thing working in Hoosick Falls' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Columbia, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Shenendehowa at 7:00 p.m.
