Basketball Recap: Christopher Jayden Comer Key Part of a Team Effort in Patriots Win

Jay County won the last time they faced South Adams and things went their way on Friday too. The Jay County Patriots secured a 49-45 W over the South Adams Starfires. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Starfires are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jay County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christopher Jayden Comer led the charge by going 6 of 12 on his way to 18 points and six steals. Jayden Comer has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Cole Forthofer was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why South Adams lost, don't look at Tytus Lehman. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 14 en route to 26 points and seven boards. That was a full 57.8% of South Adams' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Herring, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points.

Jay County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for South Adams, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Jay County will be playing at home against Bluffton at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st. As for South Adams, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-27 win against Muncie Burris on the 25th.