Kenesaw has gone 8-2 against Lawrence-Nelson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Kenesaw Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Kenesaw knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Lawrence-Nelson likes a good challenge.
Kenesaw is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Giltner: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kenesaw blew Giltner out of the water with a 64-20 final score. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 30 points or more this season.
| 01/14/25 vs Giltner | 4 |
| 01/11/25 @ Harvard | 1 |
| 01/10/25 vs Wilcox-Hildreth | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Axtell | 5 |
| 12/30/24 vs Hampton | 2 |
Adam Denkert continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to six boards and four steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jravin Suck, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Kenesaw smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawrence-Nelson). They pulled ahead with a 64-63 photo finish over Rock Hills on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Lawrence-Nelson pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for Kenesaw, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Kenesaw was able to grind out a solid win over Lawrence-Nelson when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 47-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenesaw since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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