Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Onalaska). They blew past the Kennard Tigers 116-65 on Thursday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
Onalaska's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Devon Vienneau, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. Vienneau has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dante Leleux, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds.
Onalaska was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Kennard lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Deuce Harrell, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Harrell's morning made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Benton, who went 7 for 17 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Onalaska now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Kennard, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Alpha Omega Academy the next time they take the court. Kennard will head out to face Alpha Omega Academy at 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, while Onalaska will play them later in the day, at 8:00 a.m.
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