Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Dardanelle

Danville typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Dardanelle proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Danville Little Johns with a sharp 57-31 win. The Sand Lizards have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 26 points or more this season.

Sand Lizards

Previous Games

12/16/24 @ Danville	57-31
12/13/24 vs Mayflower	56-41
12/10/24 vs Westside	63-25
12/07/24 vs Pottsville	69-54
12/04/24 vs Rose Bud	61-34
+ 3 more games

The victory was the eighth in a row for Dardanelle, bringing their record for this year to 11-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Danville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 10-2 record.

Dardanelle won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Stuttgart at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Dardanelle's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. Danville and Union Christian Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Danville is facing Union Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Union Christian Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.