The Saskatchewan Rattlers defeated the Hamilton Honey
Badgers 100-79 in a fairly one-sided afternoon affair in Steel Town.
The Rattlers led from pillar to post, starting the game on a 21-6 run. Marlon
Johnson took charge for the Rattlers, intensively slamming home dunks and breezily swatting away the
Honey Badger’s lay-up attempts. The highlight of the game was Johnson's two-handed
windmill jam in the second quarter. The victory wasn’t a one man effort,
however, and the Rattlers’ newcomers factored heavily in their victory.
Evidently, the recent roster moves have yielded profitably for the Saskatchewan side. The Rattlers
have really trimmed the fat, even while adding some 100% grade-A Canadian beef
in the person of Shaquille Keith. The former Honey Badger brought the ruckus with a palpable vengeance, trash-talking his ex-teammates after every critical shot he made. Even the tiny Maurice Jones threw his
weight around, draining several key threes. The Rattlers’ victory is their
second in a row, and comes less than 48 hours after their win over the Fraser Valley
Bandits 3,282 kilometers away in Abbotsford.
