Jayden Sawyer
| 02/18/25 @ Cape Hatteras | 28 |
| 02/13/25 @ Bear Grass Charter | 20 |
| 02/11/25 vs Cape Hatteras | 16 |
| 02/07/25 @ Mattamuskeet | 28 |
| 02/04/25 @ Hobgood Charter | 27 |
| + 9 more games |
Columbia won the last time they faced Cape Hatteras, and Jayden Sawyer did his part to make sure it happened again. The Columbia Wildcats put the hurt on the Cape Hatteras Hurricanes with a sharp 58-37 win on Tuesday thanks in part to Sawyer, who went 12-for-19 on his way to 28 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. The contest was his 14th in a row with at least 16 points.
Another player making a difference was Jaimarques Whitley, who went 5-for-10 en route to 11 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (50%).
Cape Hatteras lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ty Stephens, who posted 15 points. That was a full 40.5% of Cape Hatteras' points, marking the third time in a row Stephens has had more than a third of the team's points. Trae Wyatt was another key player, putting up nine points and five assists.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-16. As for Cape Hatteras, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia will face off against Mattamuskeet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cape Hatteras, they will take on Ocracoke at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ocracoke has ten straight wins, Cape Hatteras has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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