Basketball Recap: Kyle Sillars' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Danvers over Peabody Veterans Memorial

Danvers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Peabody Veterans Memorial Tanners. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 71-44 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.

Danvers lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kyle Sillars, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sillars a new career-high in blocks (four). Another player making a difference was Kevin Ahearn, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.

Danvers now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Peabody Veterans Memorial, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Danvers will head out to square off against Marblehead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Danvers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season. As for Peabody Veterans Memorial, they will face off against Beverly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beverly knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Peabody Veterans Memorial likes a good challenge.