It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tabiona can now relate to. They took an 81-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rich Rebels on Friday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Gavin Rhoades
| 02/28/25 vs Rich | 16 |
| 02/27/25 vs Valley | 19 |
| 02/26/25 vs Whitehorse | 28 |
| 02/15/25 vs Tintic | 21 |
Defeat or not, Tabiona got some senior leadership from Bryson Fabrizio and Gavin Rhoades. Fabrizio posted 22 points along with six assists and six rebounds, while Rhoades dropped a double-double with 16 points and 17 boards. The match was Rhoades' fourth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Dallin Park, who earned 12 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Tabiona smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Ridge Lundgren continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rich, dropping a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lundgren a new career-high in assists (seven). Drake Weston was another key player, going 6-for-14 en route to 21 points.
Tabiona's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Rich, the victory (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Tabiona wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-42 win against Bryce Valley on the 1st. As for Rich, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-40 defeat against Panguitch on the 1st.
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