Spalding comes up short despite Cedric Evans' strong performance

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2024, 4:58am

Recap: Spalding Jaguars vs. Whitewater Wildcats

The Spalding Jaguars and the Whitewater Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Spalding Jaguars had to settle for second. They took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Despite the loss, Spalding still got an impressive performance from Cedric Evans, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Evans has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quadarious Clemons, who scored 15 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitewater to victory, but perhaps none more so than Seyi Daramola, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ashtain Preston, who scored 20 points.

Spalding's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-11. As for Whitewater, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-11.

Spalding does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Whitewater is on the road again on Wednesday and plays Holy Innocents Episcopal at 6:00 p.m. on February 28th. Holy Innocents Episcopal has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,257 points over their last 18 matchups.

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