Basketball Recap: Broughton Extends Home Winning Streak to Three

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 8:12am

Basketball Recap: Broughton Capitals vs. Athens Drive Jaguars

Jordan Page

Points

02/11/25 vs Athens Drive30
02/04/25 vs Cardinal Gibbons17
01/30/25 @ Leesville Road24
01/14/25 vs Leesville Road18
01/07/25 @ East Chapel Hill27
+ 16 more games

Athens Drive came into Tuesday's contest looking for another win against Broughton, but Jordan Page wouldn't allow it. The Broughton Capitals took down the Athens Drive Jaguars 72-56 on Tuesday thanks in part to Page, who went 11 for 18 to rack up 30 points and five boards. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 21 games he's played dating back to last season.

Christian Outlaw was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds. He has become a key player for Broughton: the team is 9-2 when he posts at least eight boards, but 5-7 otherwise.

When it comes to explaining why Athens Drive lost, don't look at Marcus Green. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Chay Smith, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and five assists.

Broughton pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Athens Drive, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.

Coming up, Broughton will challenge Enloe at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Athens Drive, they and Leesville Road will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Leesville Road's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.

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