On Friday, the James F. Byrnes Rebels faced the Catawba Ridge Copperheads in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went James F. Byrnes' way against Catawba Ridge as James F. Byrnes made off with a 79-56 win. The victory was nothing new for James F. Byrnes as they're now sitting on five straight.
James F. Byrnes' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kayzzin McDowell led the charge by going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 0 assists. McDowell has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Colt Fowler was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Catawba Ridge lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lance Barnes. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The matchup was Barnes' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zyan Hager, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
James F. Byrnes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Catawba Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
James F. Byrnes and Ben Lippen will round out the year against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at. One thing working in Ben Lippen's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches. Catawba Ridge and Buford will face off at 6:30 p.m. on December 28th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Buford is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
