Basketball Recap: Daniel Drops Season-High Score on Travelers Rest

By Team Reports Jan 14, 2025, 9:52pm

Basketball Recap: Daniel Lions vs. Travelers Rest Devildogs

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01/14/25 vs Travelers Rest88
12/11/24 vs Franklin County83
12/02/24 vs Woodmont80
01/03/25 vs West-Oak77
12/06/24 vs Walhalla76

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Daniel). They breezed by the Travelers Rest Devildogs to the tune of 88-58 on Tuesday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.

Tristyn Carrington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 for 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Swann, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Daniel pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.9 points per game. As for Travelers Rest, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.

Daniel will venture away from home to challenge Blue Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Travelers Rest, they will welcome Seneca at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Seneca is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season.

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