Basketball Recap: Australian National Team (Australia) Sets Scoring Season-High Against Willis

By Team Reports Jan 9, 2025, 8:25am

Basketball Recap: Australian National Team (Australia) vs. Willis Wildkats

Australian National Team (Australia)

Team Score

12/30/24 @ Willis67
12/20/24 @ Episcopal School of Dallas58
12/27/24 vs Oak Ridge57
12/19/24 @ Ford57
12/18/24 @ Rock Hill55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Australian National Team (Australia)). They snuck past the Willis Wildkats with a 67-62 win on Monday.

Willis' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chandler Beasley, who went 5 of 9 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Beasley a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was SJ Young, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Australian National Team (Australia)'s victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Willis, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-8.

Australian National Team (Australia) does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Willis, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 72-50 win against Oak Ridge on the 4th.

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