TCC Wins Second Game of the Season

by TCCNN Reporter Randy Pifer
Updated 11:15 pm on 1/4/16

The Church at Cherrydale's Fightin' Reformers started the second half of the season on a high note.  Hugh Carson and Donny Mathis' hot shooting led the way as TCC won a tight, hotly contested game 34-32 over Berea First Baptist at Taylor's First Baptist Church gym.  TCC trailed most of the first half, but turned up the defensive pressure in the second half and shut Berea down to secure the win.  Defensive stalwart Daniel Brown was playing at a different speed than everyone else and led the second half charge.  TCC had a slim lead but struggled with free throw shooting that allowed Berea to stay in the game.  The Reformers missed six consecutive free throws at the end of the game.

Carson led the team in scoring with 16 points and Mathis had 8.  "Hugh was getting nice looks inside and we kept making a point to get him the ball" said point guard Jonathan Chasteen.  That strategy almost cost them at the end when TCC was trying to force the ball into him and turning the ball over at a high rate.  Luckily for The Reformers their defense was able to finish the job and secure the win.

TCC's bye week is next week.  It couldn't come at a better time as they were missing a few key players.  Sam Ali was out nursing an injured ankle and "Captain Clutch" Malcolm Burgess missed the game due to an unspecified illness.  The team expects them back in 2 weeks when they take on the best team in the league Suber Road Baptist Church.  They will need to be at full strength as they have already dropped a 25 point decision to them earlier in the season.

The Fightin' Reformers run their season record to 2-4 and have won 2 of their last 3 games.  With just 4 games left in the inaugural TCC basketball season, The Reformers hope to end the season on a high note and have set the goal for the remainder of the season to finish their record at .500 or better.  "We set out to have a strong season, and after a rough start we have begun to gel" said forward Tim Smerdon.  Johnroy Joseph echoed that sentiment by saying "it is a different vibe in the locker room now then at the start of the season."

Come check out The Fightin' Reformers on January 18 at 8:30 PM at Taylor's First Baptist Church, and don't forget to put on the calendar now and plan to attend The Fan Appreciation Night on Feb 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM at Taylors' First Baptist Church.