Brelan Baskett leads a balanced attack to beat Strom Thurmond

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 9:45am

Recap: Fox Creek Predators vs. Strom Thurmond Rebels

After losing to the Strom Thurmond Rebels the last time they met, the Fox Creek Predators decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Fox Creek took down Strom Thurmond 62-46 on Friday.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fox Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brelan Baskett, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Connor Cannon, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.

Strom Thurmond's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Quan Edmond, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. Edmond hasn't dropped below 16 points for four straight games. A.J. Walker was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds and five assists.

Fox Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Strom Thurmond, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.

Fox Creek will stay at home for another game and welcome Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. Fox Creek is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Strom Thurmond, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eau Claire at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eau Claire has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

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