After falling to the Rebels 62-55 earlier in the season, the Canyon Cougars earned revenge Tuesday night in Bales Gym beating Hays by a score of 61-40.
A competitive and contentious first half ended with a 21-23 Canyon lead. Although Hays was getting out rebounded, the Cougars repeatedly missed open shots helping keep the Rebels in the game.
Although the Cougars outsized the Rebels at a majority of positions, first year head coach Matt Sandoval did not accept that as a valid excuse for being out-hustled rebounding. Sandoval said that in the previous matchup, his team outrebounded Canyon, and had a brief, pragmatic answer regarding their lack of performance on the boards tonight.
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