Recap: South Bend Clay Colonials vs. Jimtown Jimmies
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the South Bend Clay Colonials had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 64-53 victory over the Jimmies. The win was familiar territory for South Bend Clay who now have three in a row.
South Bend Clay found their leader in underclassman Tyrese Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of South Bend Clay's points. Kelin Webster was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Jimtown's loss came despite strong showings from Brandon King and Dylan Fey. King scored 19 points along with six rebounds, while Fey scored nine points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 35.8% of Jimtown's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bishop Williams, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
South Bend Clay is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Jimtown, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
South Bend Clay and South Bend St. Joseph will face off at 7:30 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. South Bend St. Joseph has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 384 points over their last five matches. Jimtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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