Basketball Recap: Aiken Picks Up 15th Consecutive Win

Falcons

Previous Games

01/27/25 @ Western Hills	82-58
01/25/25 vs Westland	95-47
01/24/25 vs Taft	78-55
01/21/25 vs Archbishop McNicholas	81-60
01/18/25 @ Lakota East	62-43
+ 10 more games

Aiken put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Western Hills Mustangs with a sharp 82-58 win. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aiken to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaiden Arnold, who went 9 of 15 en route to 22 points along with six assists and six boards. The game was Arnold's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Antwan Hinton was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Aiken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Aiken's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Western Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.

Aiken wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 77-59 win against Walton-Verona on the 28th. As for Western Hills, they will challenge Woodward at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Hills is facing Woodward at the right time seeing as Woodward is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.