by Bernard Wagner

NEBL In The Paint

 

GAME NIGHT MATCH-UP STATS

Tiger sharks	75.6PPG	41.6RPG	15.0APG
Running Rebels	75.0PPG	25.3RPG	22.0APG

 

KEY PLAYERS

	George Williams	Tiger sharks	23.2PPG	2.4RPG	5.0APG	55.0F/G%
	Roger Reneau	Running Rebels	18.3PPG	4.6RPG	6.3APG	54.0F/G%

The San Pedro Tiger sharks (4-1) will be looking to bounce back when the Orange Walk Running Rebels comes to the island on Saturday night.

Last week the Ballers from Dangriga put a stranglehold on the Tiger sharks offense, holding them to almost 30 points under their team average (81.5 ppg) prior to that game. While the final score was only a five point differential, the final statistics tell a narrative of absolute domination in all facets of the game. League leading scorer, San Pedro’s George Williams will obviously have to up his game to another level, while ensuring that other players are involved in the game, and involved early and often. Kurt Burgess (7.8 ppg 11.8 rpg), as well as Ashton Edwards (15.4 ppg 2.2 rpg) will need to be engaged both on the offensive and defensive end in trying to contain the explosive Running Rebels backcourt of Roger Reneau (18.3 ppg 4.6 rpg 6.3 apg), Randy Usher (11.6 ppg 4.3 apg) as well asinhibiting the inside play of league’s second leading scorer James Ewing (19 ppg 11.0 rpg).

This Running Rebels trio is a dangerous trio, and should get even more so, as reliable inside reports are that the Rebels are very close to inking a contract with former Tiger shark and Belizean American Gene Myvett who last year averaged 10.7 ppg 7.7 rpg and 4.1apg while shooting a remarkable 54% from the field. If this is so, this acquisition should inevitably turn the Rebels outlook from mere pretender to now contender.

In the Paint pick: OW Running Rebels