Basketball Recap: Lane Allison Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Jefferson-Morgan

There's no place like home for West Greene, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They secured a 45-39 W over the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Pioneers: when they faced off against the Rockets on January 3rd, they had to take a 50-35 defeat.

West Greene's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lane Allison, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Parker Burns, who posted eight points and seven boards.

Jefferson-Morgan lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jeremiah Robertson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Robertson is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayten Marion, who scored eight points in addition to 12 rebounds and five blocks.

West Greene is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Jefferson-Morgan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.

West Greene has already played their next matchup (against Burgettstown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jefferson-Morgan will welcome Fort Cherry at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson-Morgan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.