Basketball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Bartow's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

Yellow Jackets

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 vs Mulberry	69
01/10/25 @ Kathleen	39
11/21/24 @ George Jenkins	39
01/24/25 vs Lake Wales	37
01/28/25 vs Avon Park	36

It's playoff time, and Bartow had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Lake Buena Vista Vipers on Wednesday as the Bartow Yellow Jackets made off with a 64-44 win. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Ja'Kylen Crossley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 18 points along with six assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Swanson, who went 8 for 15 en route to 17 points.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Bartow was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Buena Vista only posted seven assists.

Lake Buena Vista lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ronaldo Alcantara, who posted 12 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Jordan Dhamija, who had 12 points.

Bartow is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Lake Buena Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.

Bartow wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 61-52 victory against Lakeland on the 7th. Lake Buena Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.