Rattlers get revenge

The Encampment Tigers traveled to Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) on Saturday for one final conference game against the Rattlers before regionals. LSRV would manage to sink their fangs into both the Tigers and Lady Tigers, sending both teams back to Tiger Nation with losses.

Lady Tigers vs.

Lady Rattlers

When Encampment hosted LSRV in January, the Lady Tigers beat the Lady Rattlers by 2 points with a score of 52-50. The most recent game, however, saw Encampment girls fall to LSRV by 17 points.

“We didn’t get off the bus for this one, and give credit to the Rattlers” said Clint Bromley, head coach of the Encampment Lady Tigers, “they came out and played their average game and got the win.”

Noelle Peterson led the Lady Tigers against the Lady Rattlers with 15 points and 8 rebounds followed by Paige Powell with 5 points and 16 rebounds.

The final score was 29-46. After this game, the Lady Tigers go into regionals 6-2 for conference, securing the No. 2 seed for 1A Southwest, and 18-2 for the season.

Tigers vs. Rattlers

LSRV lost to Encampment by 17 points when they were hosted by the Tigers last month. As the Encampment boys took on the Rattlers for their final game before regionals, they would return home with a 1 point loss.

The final score was 54-53. Following the game against LSRV, the Tigers go into regionals 3-5 for conference, securing the No. 3 seed for 1A Southwest, and 14-6 for the season.

The Lady Tigers will go head-to-head against the Dubois Lady Rams, No. 3 in Northwest, for their first game of the 1A West Regional Girls Basketball tournament at 3:40 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Lander.

The Tigers will take on the St. Stephens Eagles, No. 2 in Northwest, for their first game of the 1A West Regional Boys Basketball tournament at 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Lander.