01/17/25 vs D.H. Conley | 23 |
12/06/24 @ West Craven | 22 |
12/23/24 vs North Pitt | 21 |
12/27/24 vs Spring Creek | 17 |
01/19/24 @ D.H. Conley | 16 |
New Bern won the last time they faced D.H. Conley, and Jussan Wiggins did his part to make sure it happened again. The New Bern Bears snuck past the D.H. Conley Vikings with a 65-59 win on Friday thanks in part to Wiggins, who went 6 of 10 en route to 23 points and five steals. Those 23 points gave him a new career-high.
Despite the defeat, D.H. Conley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cayden Hill almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Hill's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Evans, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points.
New Bern has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for D.H. Conley, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Bern will head out to take on Havelock at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. One thing working in Havelock's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. As for D.H. Conley, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-49 victory against Wake Christian Academy on the 18th.
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