Having just played yesterday, the Rehobeth Rebels will jump right back in to play the Jay Royals at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Rehobeth is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Rehobeth is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 3rd on Monday. They took a blow against Auburn, falling 73-42. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Tigers are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jay). They blew past Northview 75-53 on Thursday. With that win, the Royals brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.
Rehobeth better keep an eye on Tanner Mandell. He was instrumental in Jay's win, almost dropping a triple-double with 35 points, 17 rebounds, and nine steals. Mandell's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Landon Golden, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Jay smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Rehobeth's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Jay, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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