After flying high against Bayard on Thursday, Mitchell came back down to earth. The contest between the Tigers and the Alliance Bulldogs didn't end well, with the Tigers falling 65-46. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 58-41 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in January, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Clayton Shultz, who posted seven points. Klayten Thomas was another key player, putting up six points.
Alliance was led to victory by Creighton Fritzler and Espen Lanik. Fritzler went 6-for-9 to rack up 16 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds, while Lanik put up 21 points and three steals. Lanik's big performance that afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Clarke, who scored eight points along with seven boards and three steals.
Mitchell's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Alliance, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Coming up, Mitchell will square off against Burns at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Alliance, they will face off against North Platte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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