Celebration fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Tavares on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Tavares Bulldogs 43-39. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Storm of the 65-56 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2016.
Celebration's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ricardo Baro, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Plaisted, who posted nine points.
Even though they lost, Celebration smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Tavares was led to victory by KEVIN DANIELS and IZAYIA WILLIAMS. DANIELS had 13 points in addition to three steals, while WILLIAMS posted seven points plus ten rebounds and two steals. STEVEN KING was another key player, earning six points.
Celebration's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Tavares, their record now sits at 2-3.
Celebration will face off against Tenoroc at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tenoroc has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Tavares has already played their next game (against Celebration), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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