Offensive struggles and sloppy play in the fourth quarter was too much for the Hays Rebels to overcome Tuesday in a 45-32 loss to the Lake Travis Cavaliers Bales Gym.

“We’ve got to make shots and we’ve got to rebound,” Hays head coach Matt Sandoval said. “At the end of the day we didn’t rebound.”

The Rebels (11-7, 3-3) entered the final quarter trailing 29-25, but an offensive collapse due to Lake Travis’ stingy 2-3 zone defense limited Hays to only ...