It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Wayne Badgers can now relate to. They took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers on Thursday. Wayne has not had much luck with Tabiona recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Wayne lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jake Batty, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Blake Peterson, who scored ten points along with four blocks.
Tabiona's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Rhoades led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Rhoades is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last four games he's played. Chance Lazenby was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Wayne's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-10. As for Tabiona, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Wayne will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Manila at 2:30 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Wayne focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday. As for Tabiona, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Panguitch at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Tabiona is on a six-game streak of home wins, Panguitch a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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