Fannin Claims Victory against Gordon Co.

Last night, the Fannin County Rebels took on Gordon County at home. The Rebels had just come from a loss and hoped to redeem themselves for their second region matchup. 

Both teams came ready to play as they hustled all game until the clock ran out. To start off the game, Jordan Bennett made an assist to Tucker Hanson for him to make a layup and take an early lead against the Warriors. It was a back and forth game as both teams kept stealing the lead from one another until Tucker Hanson made another layup and tied up the game 13-13 to end the first quarter. 

Gordon County took the lead in the second quarter for Fannin to take it right back as Kaeden Twiggs made a layup to put the Rebels ahead 17-16. Twiggs led Fannin in scoring for the night with 23 points overall. Landon Norton was the next to step up as he made a three-point shot to advance Fannin’s lead 20-16. Norton was on fire above they key all night as he added 17 points to Fannin’s score. The Rebels were able to keep their lead as they went into halftime with a score of 27-20.

 Fannin continued to hustle to start the second half of the game as they played good defense to advance their lead. Jordan Bennett drove to the basket and added a goal to the Rebel’s score to advance their lead. Bennett had god looks inside to the post where he found Nick Arp who scored a basket for Fannin. 

While both teams played hard until the clock ran out, Fannin finished with a 50-43 victory. The Rebel’s victory put their overall record at 2-3 and their region record at 1-1. Catch Fannin’s next game tomorrow as they take on Union County at home starting at 5:30!