Tigers fall by 13 in home loss to Blue Lions

The McClain Tigers struggled to get momentum on Tuesday, and they eventually finished with a South Central Ohio League loss to the Washington Blue Lions at McClain Gym.

Though the Tigers (1-3, 4-7) led by a point after the first quarter, they lost the league game by a 54-41 score, mostly due to a second quarter where they were outscored by 11 points.

After the first quarter, the Tigers led by a 10-9 advantage, but after the second eight minutes, a quarter where they were outscored 17-6 by the visiting Blue Lions (3-3, 5-9), the Tigers trailed by a 26-16 score.

Both SCOL team scored 10 points in the third, and by the time the fourth frame ended, Washington had outscored the host Tigers, 18-15 in that final quarter.

Randall Mischal led the Tigers with 14 points, including one 3-pointer and five field goals. Mischal was also 1-of-2 from the free-throw line.

Speaking of free throws, the Tigers were 4-of-8 for the entire game, while the Blue Lions were 22-of-29, including Washington's Max Knisley, who went 13-of-13 from the stripe to lead all scorers with 22 points.

In the first half at the line, the Blue Lions were 11-of-11 in free-throw shooting.

As for more McClain scoring, Bryce Duff finished with 10 points, and Reid Garrison totaled six points in the loss. Each player made two 3-pointers.

McClain also had scoring from Travis Hall with four points; Alex Hollar, Josh Todd and Lincoln O'Connor with two points each; and Jacob Starkey finished with a free throw for one point.

For the Blue Lions, also in double-figure scoring were Alec Lane with 13 points and Logan Wilson with 11.

Washington out-rebounded the Tigers, 23-14, and each team committed 14 turnovers.

The Tigers will host rival Hillsboro on Friday, and on Saturday, MHS will host the Miami Trace Panthers in a make-up game.