Basketball Recap: Sydni Anderson and Izzy Saville Secure Win for Lexington

By Team Reports Dec 8, 2024, 10:04am

Basketball Recap: Lexington Wildcats vs. Cross Creek Razorbacks

Lexington's matchup on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on the Cross Creek Razorbacks with a sharp 67-47 victory. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Lexington was led to victory by Izzy Saville and Sydni Anderson. Saville went 9 for 14 en route to 22 points plus five assists, while Anderson almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Saville's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Braidi Goodrich was another key player, posting 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds.

Lexington was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cross Creek only posted 13.

Despite the loss, Cross Creek still got an impressive performance from Destiny Clark, who went 12 for 25 en route to 19 points. The dominant performance also gave Clark a new career-high in threes (six). Another player making a difference was Madison Robertson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

Lexington pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Cross Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Lexington has already played their next game, a 58-44 victory against Ridge View on the 7th. As for Cross Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-35 win against Hephzibah on the 6th.

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