On Friday, Tanalian ended up a good deal behind Nanwalek and lost 50-34. Tanalian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Tanalian saw an underclassman step up: Erik McGee scored 26 points. That was a full 76.5% of Tanalian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Tanalian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Nanwalek, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Tanalian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Holy Rosary Academy at 12:30 p.m. on January 13th. Holy Rosary Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Nanwalek will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cook Inlet Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 12th.
