Tigers struggle defensively, Mustangs roll

The Mustangs’ Rodney Gallagher looks to get into the lane around the defensive effort of McKeesport’s Travarese Rowe.

By Jose Negron

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Entering the season, McKeesport head coach Troy Blackwell knew how important defense would be to his team’s success. For the Tigers to win games, they had to buy into playing stout defense for 32 minutes each night. 

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