WINTERS — After a shocking bi-district loss ended the football season for May, the Tigers found themselves in a similar situation on Monday night at Blizzard Gym to start the postseason in basketball against Ira.

The fourth-place Bulldogs had May on the ropes in the third quarter, leading 42-39 with momentum, but the Tigers responded like a hungry squad.

May reeled off 12 consecutive points, spanning the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth, and used the run to propel itself to a 68-50 win that was far less comfortable than the final score indicated.