The youth Tigers were able to overcome a very early deficit and slow quarter on Saturday over the Gladiators. They picked up a 31-10 win in the contest.

The Tigers had a narrow 5-2 lead after the 1st quarter in the game.

Schwass led the Tigers with 4 points in the quarter, while Tibbs added 1 free throw to the lead. The Gladiators were led by #23 with here opening game basket.

The Tigers were 2 for 9 from the field in the period and out rebounded the Gladiators 7-1. The Gladiators were 1 for 2 from the field in the 1st.

The Tigers increased their lead after they out scored the Gladiators 7-3.

Schwass was the Tigers sole scoring in the period with his 7 points.

The Tigers were 3 for 3 from the field in the period, while the Gladiators were 0 for 1 from the field and 3 for 4 from the FT line.

#23 added 2 more points for the Gladiators. #2 added a free throw in the period. That gave the Tigers a small 12-5 lead at halftime.

The Tigers were 5 for 12 in the first half, while the Gladiators were 1 for 3.

The Tigers were led in scoring by Schwass with his 11 pts in the frist half. Tibbs added 1. The Gladiators were led by 23 with 4 pts and 2 with his ft.

As a team the Tigers shot 5 for 12 in the first half. The Gladiators were 2 for 3 in the game.

The Tigers out rebounded their opponent 10-5 in the first half.

The Tigers opened up the 3rd quarter with a strong defense. They out scored the Gladiators 8-2 in the period. They led 20-7 going into the final period of the game.

The Tigers were led in scoring by Black with 4 pts. Tibbs added another basket in the quarter. The Gladiators were led by #18 who scored their only basket at time ran out in the game.

The host Tigers out ran the Gladiators 11-3 in the final period of the game.

Fielder, Murphy, Johnson, and Dechard all scored in the final period of the game. The Gladiators points were scored by #18 and #2.

They won the game 31-10 and are 2-0 on the season, with a 1-0 playoff record. The next game for the Tigers is on January 11th against the 0-1 Blue Devils. The Tigers will face the Bulls on the 18th.

The Exel moved to 1-1 on Saturday after the defeated the (then) undefeated Bulls in a close 19-18 game.

Box Score
12/14/19
Gladiators 2 3 2 3 10
Tigers 5 7 8 11 31

Tigers Stats:
Schwasss: 13 Pts, 7 Stl, 4 Reb, 4 Fld
Black: 8 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Stl
Tibbs: 3 Pts, 4 Stl, 3 Asst, 2 Reb, 3 Fld
Fielder: 2 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Asst, 1 Stl, 3 Fld
Johnson: 3 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Fld
Murphy: 2 Pts, 3 Reb
Bednarik: 2 Reb, 1 Asst
Smith: 2 Reb, 1 Stl
Deckard: 1 Reb, 1 Stl
Tremmel: 1 Stl

Tigers (Team):
14/30 47% FG, 3/10 30% FT, 31 Pts, 21 Reb, 4 Asst, 18 Stl, 10 Fld, 12 Turn

Gladiators (Team):
3/17 18% FG, 4/7 57% FT, 10 Pts, 15 Reb, 3 Stl, 5 Fld, 2 Blk, 25 Turn

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