Recap: John Marshall Justices vs. Bruton Panthers
With a playoff game on the line, the John Marshall Justices rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Panthers at home to the tune of 97-50. Winning may never get old, but John Marshall sure is getting used to it with their 13th in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead John Marshall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dominique Bailey, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 assists. Bailey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Damon Thompson Jr, who scored 18 points along with six assists and three steals.
Despite the defeat, Bruton had strong showings from Kareem Davis, who scored 12 points, and Brandon Freeman, who scored ten points along with five assists.
John Marshall pushed their record up to 22-3 with that victory, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 41.6 points. As for Bruton, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
John Marshall will square off against Clarke County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in John Marshall's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 contests. As for Bruton, they will head out on the road to take on Luray at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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