Basketball Recap: George Jenkins Drops Season-High Score on Mulberry

Eagles

Team Score

01/09/25 @ Mulberry	78
11/20/24 vs Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	72
12/16/24 @ Kathleen	66
12/09/24 @ Frostproof	64
12/13/24 vs Lake Gibson	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask George Jenkins). They breezed by the Mulberry Panthers to the tune of 78-50 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead George Jenkins to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameron Sanders, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Sanders has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Azhar Hoskins, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

George Jenkins smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

The victory got George Jenkins back to even at 7-7. As for Mulberry, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

George Jenkins wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 48-37 win against Lake Region on the 14th. As for Mulberry, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-25 loss against Lakeland on the 13th.