On Monday, the West Morgan Rebels strolled past the Tanner Rattlers with points to spare, taking the game 73-54. The Rebels pushed the score to 69-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rattlers cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the loss, Tanner saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cade Dorning posted 13 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ping Malone, who made all 5 shots he took to post 10 points.
West Morgan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Tanner, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
West Morgan will be taking part in a tournament against Priceville at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Tanner, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 83-55 win against Clements on the 21st.
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