The Indians, playing for a second straight day, this time came out victorious in a 56-52 game Saturday at Walhalla, ending a two-game losing streak.
It meant surviving a barrage of 3-pointers from the Razorbacks. Walhalla had 10 3-pointers, including seven by one player. He and the home team combined for six triples in the first quarter to take an 18-17 lead.
Fortunately, Neyo Bain was also hot early, scoring nine points in the opening quarter. Todor Stanimirovic did heavy lifting in the second with seven points, as the #8-ranked Indians were up 29-28 at the break.
It was even at 39 after the third, leading to a solid final period offensively for TFS. Kayra Aksu hit three shots from beyond the arc in the final quarter, and Bain knocked down four shots from the charity stripe.
Bain finished with 15 points, and Stanimirovic had 13. Aksu had nine, Marquis Rolle and Armando Landecho Cedeno had seven apiece, while Hayden Bootle had six. Brian Neely finished with three, and Noah Massong had two. Tallulah Falls is now 5-6 overall.
