The Daniel Lions stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Pendleton 75-34 on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Daniel has managed all season.
Daniel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tristyn Carrington led the charge by scoring 11 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Swann, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Pendleton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Luke Gray, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds. Kory Jones was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Pendleton struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Daniel pulled down 26 offensive rebounds.
Daniel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Pendleton, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Daniel will take on Crescent at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Crescent focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Tuesday. As for Pendleton, they will head out on the road to challenge Walhalla at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walhalla knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Pendleton likes a good challenge.
