Basketball Recap: Diego Gonzalez Key Part of a Team Effort in Giants Win

By Team Reports Nov 22, 2024, 11:41am

Basketball Recap: Sports Leadership & Management Giants vs. Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars

After losing to Dreyfoos School of the Arts the last time they met, Sports Leadership & Management decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Sports Leadership & Management Giants secured a 48-42 W over the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jaguars on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Giants.

Sports Leadership & Management's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Diego Gonzalez led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Plewinski, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three steals.

When it comes to explaining why Dreyfoos School of the Arts lost, don't look at James Griffin. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Griffin a new career-high in threes (four). Tyson Jimerson was another key player, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds.

Sports Leadership & Management now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Dreyfoos School of the Arts, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.

Sports Leadership & Management will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sheridan Hills Christian at 3:30 p.m. on December 3rd. As for Dreyfoos School of the Arts, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Dr. Joaquin Garcia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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