Basketball Recap: Jaxon Paris and Ryan Miller Secure Win for Tri-West Hendricks

Tri-West Hendricks had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Danville Warriors by a score of 72-63. This was payback for the Bruins, who suffered a 57-49 loss the last time these two teams met.

Jaxon Paris

Points

01/31/25 vs Danville	19
01/25/25 @ Pendleton Heights	15
01/17/25 vs Lebanon	17

Tri-West Hendricks was led to victory by Ryan Miller and Jaxon Paris. Miller went 7 of 13 on his way to 22 points and three steals, while Paris went 8 for 11 en route to 19 points and six boards. The match was Paris' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Thomas, who went 5 of 6 en route to 14 points.

Danville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cameron Mcmahon, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mcmahon a new career-high in points. Steven Webb was another key player, going 8 of 15 en route to 17 points and five boards.

Tri-West Hendricks' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Danville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Tri-West Hendricks has already played their next contest, a 60-51 loss against Greencastle on the 1st. As for Danville, they will venture away from home to challenge Frankfort at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Danville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.7 points per game this season.