Tanner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 61-54 to the Elkmont Red Devils. The Rattlers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Red Devils earlier this season, when they won 55-47.
01/28/25 @ Elkmont | 8 |
01/24/25 @ West Limestone | 7 |
01/16/25 vs Lindsay Lane Christian Academy | 6 |
12/03/24 @ Lindsay Lane Christian Academy | 5 |
11/22/24 vs East Limestone | 4 |
Kaden Freeman and Matthew Fletcher certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Freeman went 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points and three steals, while Fletcher went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds. Those eight assists gave Fletcher a new career-high. Elyjah Jones was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 10 points.
Tanner now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Elkmont, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Tanner will challenge Lexington at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tanner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season. Elkmont has already played their next match (against Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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