The Tolsia Rebels will take on the Man Hillbillies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tolsia is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Tolsia ended up a good deal behind Tug Valley and lost 64-45. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
| 01/06/24 @ Calvary Baptist Academy | 12 |
| 01/31/25 vs Tug Valley | 10 |
| 02/19/24 @ Bloomingdale | 9 |
| 01/05/24 @ Grace Christian | 8 |
| 01/10/24 vs Man | 8 |
Despite the loss, Tolsia had strong showings from Robert Evans, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards, and CJ Waller, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most boards Evans has posted since back in January of 2024. Cole Blackburn was another key player, putting up five points.
Man has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 47-43 heartbreaker at the hands of Mount View.
Man's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Tolsia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Tolsia came up short against Man in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 58-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Man's Trey Ward, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 21 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Now that Tolsia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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