For their first region game of the season, the Lady Rebels traveled to Dawson County to take on the Lady Tigers. Going into the game, Fannin was ranked 7th in 7AAA while Dawson was ranked 4th.

Morgan Holt started off the game with a 3 point shot to give Fannin the lead. Saidee Collins was the next to react as she was given a pass on the block and made a basket to extend the Rebels lead 5-0. Dawson started to put the ball into action as they drove to the basket for a layup to put the score at 5-2. Abby Ledford was able to draw a foul and add a free throw to Fannin’s score. The Lady Tigers then banked a 3 point shot to put themselves 1 point behind Fannin with a score of 6-5. After Dawson was able to draw a foul and make both of their free throws, they pulled ahead of Fannin with a score of 7-6. The Tigers continued to extend their lead from there as they closed out the first quarter with a 16-8 lead. 

Abby Ledford led Fannin in scoring for the night as she added 13 points to the Rebels score for the night. She was the one to hit a three point shot to put Fannin only 2 points behind Dawson with a score of 20-18. Reagan York followed the trend as she also made a 3 point shot to put Fannin ahead 21-20 and added 8 points to the Rebels score for the night. Dawson was able to quickly pull back ahead with a shot on the block to give them a 22-21 lead. As they kept adding onto their score and advancing their lead, the Tigers went into halftime with a 24-21 lead. 

Morgan Holt was aggressive with the ball as she drove to the basket and earned 7 points for the Rebels. Becca Ledford added to the action as she made a 3 point shot of her own to add to Fannin’s score and tied the game 31-31! Ledford showed off her hustle for the night as she added 10 points to the Rebels score. York managed to hit another 3 point shot to put Fannin ahead 36-35 to go into halftime!

To start off the fourth and final quarter, Natalie Thomas banked a 3 point shot to extend Fannin’s lead. Both teams played with great intensity and refused to give up until the buzzer sounded. The Rebels started to look inside to their posts to score points while Dawson did the same. Olivia Sisson earned rebounds where she went back up for shots and scored a basket for the Rebels. Once the Tigers were able to score a layup and a free throw right after to take the 47-45 lead, they never looked back. Fannin continued to fight hard to earn back their lead as Saidee Collins scored a basket down low and made both of her free throws. Although Fannin fought until the end, Dawson found themselves with a 54-49 victory as the buzzer sounded. 

Fannin’s loss puts their overall record at 4-2 while their region record stands at 0-1. Catch the Lady Rebels next game on Friday at 7pm as they travel to take on the North Hall Trojans!